wrote about it: talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

She underscores the injury to Oregon's sovereignty w/r/t the Guard from California and Texas, and writes that the Oregon Guardsmen, state officers, were "commandeered" to "enforce a federal [law enforcement] program at the Portland ICE Facility." She adds that her final opinion is coming Friday

Oregon State Police Capt. Cameron Bailey says his sergeant & other officers "suffered exposure" from tear gas after federal officers sprayed protest - adds there was no warning for law enforcement. Continues plaintiffs' main theme, that federal officers are endangering cops as well as protesters

Commander describing how federal officers' "unpredictable" use of force makes the local police's job hard/puts them at risk. Says there was a good relationship between organizers & police re traffic hazards/blocking streets, but that it broke down after federal officers teargassed protesters 10/4

Pattern emerging - commander keeps describing "indiscriminate" force used, unprompted, by federal officers against protesters, and DOJ jumps in with an objection to break up flow of testimony. Judge Immergut consistently overruling objections

Commander Franz Schoening of the Portland Police Bureau describes a protest in early October outside the ICE facility featuring lots of "older" people - says it was "startling" to watch federal officers use tear gas on the crowd, that it wasn't "best practices" or justified

California's Jane Reilley says they'll ask to enjoin an order keeping the California Guard federalized until Feb 2026, which she said was extended for 3 months specifically to deploy to Portland

Lawsuit requests a declaratory judgment saying that if Johnson won't administer the oath, it can instead by administered "by any person authorized by law to administer oaths under the law of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the State of Arizona"

In a footnote, a swipe at Johnson's weak argument that Pelosi took about a month to swear in Rep. Julia Letlow, which it says was at Letlow's request: "Ms. Grijalva would be delighted if Speaker Johnson would contact her to commit to a mutually agreeable time, as Speaker Pelosi did for Dr. Letlow."

Lawsuit points out that if Johnson can delay swearing-ins indefinitely, he could essentially deny election outcomes by burning through a chunk of the newly elected lawmaker's term

Lawsuit here: mcusercontent.com/cc1fad182b6d...

majority acknowledges recent 7th Circuit ruling blocking the Guard from Chicago in a footnote, but adds that the supposed violence in Portland is "distinguishable."

Trump appointee Ryan Nelson chimes in that presidential power to deploy Guard is "absolute."

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/9th-cir...

important complication here - Trump admin did not appeal district court's second TRO which blocked deployment of all Guard from any state/DC into Oregon. Majority here seems to accept Trump admin reasoning that this ruling dissolves that TRO too — Graber, in dissent, says no it doesn't

allusions to Portland's naked bike ride protest and the now famous inflatable frogs in Graber's dissent