David Post | 10.5.2025 8:59 PM

The court's opinion, available here, has some powerful language regarding the President's deployment of national guard troops to protect "War-ravaged Portland," as Trump called it on Truth Social.  Worth a look.

This case involves the intersection of three of the most fundamental principles in our constitutional democracy. The first concerns the relationship between the federal government and the states. The second concerns the relationship between the United States armed forces and domestic law enforcement. The third concerns the proper role of the judicial branch in ensuring that the executive branch complies with the laws and limitations imposed by the legislative branch. Whether we choose to follow what the Constitution mandates with respect to these three relationships goes to the heart of what it means to live under the rule of law in the United States. . . .

Plaintiffs bring claims alleging that Defendants' actions violate (1) the statutory authority granted the President in 10 U.S.C. § 12406, (2) Oregon's sovereign rights as protected in the Tenth Amendment, (3) the Posse Comitatus Act, (4) the Administrative Procedures Act, and (5) the separation of powers, as well as the Militia and Take Care Clauses of the U.S. Constitution. . . .

For the reasons discussed below, this Court finds that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that the President's federalization of the Oregon National Guard exceeded his statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 and was ultra vires. In addition, because........

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