"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is appealing.
I live in Portland an am very happy to learn this morning of this ruling. Miller''s reaction is despicable and indicates he is likely the instigator of this whole unconstitutional push.
Her opinion was brilliant. She meticulously laid out all of the facts, in minute detail, and then built defenses into her opinion that she knew would have to stand up to SCOTUS intervention.
She also provided a guideline for other states and cities. Folks are angry because the Illinois State Police intervened in the protests in Chicago, but this intervention will actually help prevent federalization of Illinois' national guard: by showing that existing police forces are adequate and the National Guard is not needed, and therefore Trump's attempt is an overreach.
Don't get mad at the local police for keeping protests nonviolent. This decision explains why they are important.
We need to crowd source a thesaurus for judges, giving synonyms for "utterly fact free". Untethered from the facts is a nice one to start with. "Spiffed-up reply" stricken by judge Alsup was also a goodie. The Comey prosecution should provide some zingers.
Untethered to reality - well put. Trump has been untethered to reality since before the start of 2025 on, among other matters: the invasion of our country by “illegals”, the hellholes that are our major cities, the need to unleash military force against our major cities, the need to ignore due process, the constitutional
4th Amendment,the claim that only dangerous criminals are being targeted, and of course the declaration that any Democrat who does not bow the knee is a radical Commie socialist threat to this country (aka Trump)
Good, good, good. I'm glad this is moving quickly and I'm glad Immergut is laying out an explicit timeline. As a resident here, this is a breath of relief. Grateful for the prompt judgement and the prompt reporting too. Thanks as always, Chris.
“[T]his country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,”
The question is whether the Supreme Court, on emergency appeal, will stay the lower courts' TRO/injunctions and chastise the lower courts for exceeding their authority because ONLY the Extreme Court can divine what is "a great level of deference to the Presidential determination" (tethered to fact or not); whether protests against the Federal or red states governments (especially with flashlights) are now considered forms of "rebellion"; or, if posting videos/photos of protests are forms of *creating* "a danger of a rebellion."
Should the High Court issue a Shadow Docket stay in favor of the Trump regime (as is their MO), Trump's order will be considered constitutional until the matter reaches the High Court several years from now. In the meantime, the armed forces will be hard pressed to oppose Trumps' order - it is *temporarily* constitutional. The result, we may have federal troops, including the 82nd Airborne, deployed to every major city in the Blue states.
Brava, Judge Immergut … expect an ALL CAPS tirade.
Thank you. Glad to see at least one Trump-appointed judge understands the oath they took.
I live in Portland an am very happy to learn this morning of this ruling. Miller''s reaction is despicable and indicates he is likely the instigator of this whole unconstitutional push.
Her opinion was brilliant. She meticulously laid out all of the facts, in minute detail, and then built defenses into her opinion that she knew would have to stand up to SCOTUS intervention.
She also provided a guideline for other states and cities. Folks are angry because the Illinois State Police intervened in the protests in Chicago, but this intervention will actually help prevent federalization of Illinois' national guard: by showing that existing police forces are adequate and the National Guard is not needed, and therefore Trump's attempt is an overreach.
Don't get mad at the local police for keeping protests nonviolent. This decision explains why they are important.
Very astute comment.
One can hope the IL court will take a cue from Judge Immergut when the time comes.
We need to crowd source a thesaurus for judges, giving synonyms for "utterly fact free". Untethered from the facts is a nice one to start with. "Spiffed-up reply" stricken by judge Alsup was also a goodie. The Comey prosecution should provide some zingers.
Untethered to reality - well put. Trump has been untethered to reality since before the start of 2025 on, among other matters: the invasion of our country by “illegals”, the hellholes that are our major cities, the need to unleash military force against our major cities, the need to ignore due process, the constitutional
4th Amendment,the claim that only dangerous criminals are being targeted, and of course the declaration that any Democrat who does not bow the knee is a radical Commie socialist threat to this country (aka Trump)
Good, good, good. I'm glad this is moving quickly and I'm glad Immergut is laying out an explicit timeline. As a resident here, this is a breath of relief. Grateful for the prompt judgement and the prompt reporting too. Thanks as always, Chris.
❣️🇺🇸Thanks Chris Geidner
🇺🇸Judge Immergut wrote…
“[T]his country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,”
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The question is whether the Supreme Court, on emergency appeal, will stay the lower courts' TRO/injunctions and chastise the lower courts for exceeding their authority because ONLY the Extreme Court can divine what is "a great level of deference to the Presidential determination" (tethered to fact or not); whether protests against the Federal or red states governments (especially with flashlights) are now considered forms of "rebellion"; or, if posting videos/photos of protests are forms of *creating* "a danger of a rebellion."
Should the High Court issue a Shadow Docket stay in favor of the Trump regime (as is their MO), Trump's order will be considered constitutional until the matter reaches the High Court several years from now. In the meantime, the armed forces will be hard pressed to oppose Trumps' order - it is *temporarily* constitutional. The result, we may have federal troops, including the 82nd Airborne, deployed to every major city in the Blue states.
We are quickly reaching an inflection point.
The judge who ruled Trump couldn’t deploy the National Guard to Portland?
Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.
He’s defied her order and sent troops in anyway.
He says the city is “burning to ground” while citizens plan a naked bike ride and protest in giant frog costumes.
He’s defying the constitution. He’s defying the law.
There’s no emergency in Portland.
Now the loonie is trying to send the Cal guard to Portland. A FUCKING MAD MAN THAT SCOTUS CONDONES!