Federal appeals court moves to reconsider ruling in Trump’s favor on Portland troop deployment – as it happened

A federal appeals court is reconsidering its earlier ruling that favored President Trump's authority to deploy federalized troops to Portland, Oregon. Initially, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 in Trump's favor, lifting a block on the deployment. However, a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals requested a rehearing by a larger panel. This has led to a formal order for legal arguments from both sides, after which all 29 active judges on the court will vote on whether to grant a new hearing. If a rehearing is approved, the case will be heard by 11 judges. The state and city officials in Oregon have pledged to continue fighting the deployment, arguing that military intervention is unnecessary and unwanted, and that the president's claims about the situation in Portland are false. The initial ruling was criticized for potentially ero... download the app to read more