Judge Temporarily Blocks National Guard Deployment to Portland

A federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland on Oct. 4, as violent protesters continue to target federal immigration officers. The judge ruled that the action is outside of the president’s executive authority. “This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,” U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut wrote in her order. “This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law. Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation,” she added....