Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner Appeals Court Temporarily Stops Trump from Sending Troops into Portland
Oct 28, 2025
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to Portland. Legal battles over presidential power are creating a sense of fatigue, as courts continuously dispute the facts behind militarizing cities. Glenn highlights the lack of evidence for rebellion in Portland and praises Judge Immergut's rulings protecting Oregon. He likens the ongoing legal tussle to a high-stakes tennis match, where the stakes involve the very future of democracy.
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Courts Reject Factless Militarization
- The courts keep blocking troop deployments because judges find Trump's claims untethered to facts.
- Those rulings show there's no factual basis for militarizing U.S. cities like Portland.
Nationwide Legal Clash Over Troops
- The litigation reflects wide, overlapping court battles across multiple cities resisting federal troop deployments.
- This swirl of lawsuits underscores a systemic clash over presidential power and federalization of local streets.
Judge Immergut's Critical Rulings
- Judge Karen Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued restraining orders blocking troop calls to Oregon and California.
- She found Trump's depiction of Portland as war-torn contradicted the evidence on the ground.
