US appeals court could reconsider ruling in Trump’s favor on Portland troop deployment

Judge requests ‘vote on whether case should be reheard’ after panel lifted block on Trump’s planned deployment

A decision in Donald Trump’s favor by a three-judge panel issued on Monday, which lifted a block on his planned deployment of Oregon national guard troops to Portland, could be reconsidered by a new, larger panel of federal appeals court judges.

Hours after the three-judge panel decided, 2-1, that Trump has the legal authority to deploy federalized troops to Portland, a judge on the ninth circuit court of appeals formally requested “a vote on whether this case should be reheard” by a larger panel of judges.

The initial three-judge panel was comprised of two judges nominated by Trump during his first term, who voted to allow the troop deployment, and one nominated by Bill Clinton, who voted against it.

Graber, the dissenting judge, described the ruling to allow the deployment as having “no legal or factual justification”. Graber said efforts to describe the city as a “war zone” were absurd, noting protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes.