A federal judge ruled on Friday that Donald Trump “exceeded the President’s authority” when he sent federalized National Guard troops into Portland.
In a 106-page decision, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut made permanent an order she issued last month blocking the deployment into the city.
“The evidence demonstrates that these deployments, which were objected to by Oregon’s governor and not requested by the federal officials in charge of protection of the ICE building, exceeded the president’s authority,” the judge wrote.
I’m watching this clownshow from a distance in Canada. I keep hearing conflicting information, Trump did this terrible thing, a judge said he can’t, a judge said he can, a judge said he can’t. And I’m always confused as to what is actually, tangibly happening. Right now, are there national guard in the streets of Portland? If so, will they leave soon? If so, when?
Supreme Court to overturn in an emergency unsigned opinion in 3…2…1…
They’re too busy using their emergency powers to starve Americans.
No, they’ve finished that. Time for another emergency decision to fuck over people.
The supreme corruption you mean, they can’t be a court of law if they blatantly disregard said law
I’ve been calling them the Supreme clownshow
Nominative determinism. Immergut means always good in German. And frankly, 106 words dressing trump down legally is the best possible use of Kar[e]n energy.
I get what you’re saying, but since she was appointed by Trump himself, there’s no way she was ALWAYS good…
That’s not true, he made conservative choices, not everyone was in his bag. Being conservative isn’t inherently a bad thing, MAGA has just made them seem like monsters. Good people can make bad choices too.
Being conservative isn’t inherently a bad thing
In the context of American politics? Yes, it is.
Groups like the Heritage Foundation, ALEC, and the Federalist Society (whose lists Trump picks judges from) are all profoundly awful and were all mainstream conservative power brokers for decades before the party went full fascist
MAGA has just made them
seem like monstersfascistsFixed that for you.
Good people can make bad choices too.
True, but judges literally make choices for a living.
To be recommended for any position by the Federalist Society, a judge has to consistently make such awful decisions over a long period of time.
To do that, they’d have to just genuinely be a bad judge who makes so many bad decisions that benefit rich and powerful people that them being good people would be a purely theoretical possibility.
And what are the consequences if the administration doesn’t comply?
The judge wont rule against the governor who has the ability to use their state forces (guard and police) to defend the states population from an illegal occupation (judge literally saying that). The governor’s ball at that point. Judge gave them the green light to be the executive and make some tough executive decisions.
They will give him the nastiest look you just wait
