After 3-Day Trial, Trump Appointee Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Guard from Portland

“Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control or involved more than isolated and sporadic instances of violent conduct that resulted in no serious injuries to federal personnel,” she wrote.

The ruling maintains the status quo — the Guard remains barred from Portland — but with additional fact-finding by Immergut to back it up based on testimony at a three-day trial. The legality of the president’s attempts to deploy the Guard will ultimately be determined by the Supreme Court.