Attorneys Offer Closing Arguments in Trial Over Trump’s Use of National Guard in Oregon

Attorneys offered closing arguments on Oct. 31 in a three-day trial over whether President Donald Trump validly invoked a federal law for using the National Guard in Portland, Oregon. Under 10 U.S.C. Section 12406, the president can call into service National Guard members under various conditions—including a rebellion, danger of rebellion, or inability to execute the law. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut is expected to issue a judgment as to whether those conditions were met. In his closing remarks, Scott Kennedy, an attorney for Oregon, said crime at the ICE facility had abated in the months leading up to Trump’s Sept. 27 announcement that he would deploy the Oregon National Guard. While he acknowledged that there was crime in the area, he said the federal government didn’t face a rebellion and had enough resources that it didn’t need guardsmen to supplement federal officers....