Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut blocked President Trump's order to send 200 National Guard troops to Portland, calling the rationale "untethered to facts" and affirming that the United States is governed by constitutional law, not martial law.
• Questioned by reporters Monday, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called his "legal insurrection" label a "factually accurate" description and accused district judges of assuming powers reserved for the president.
• Elon Musk boosted a post urging the United States to "Bukele our court system," called it "essential," and replied "treason" to a separate tweet critical of Judge Immergut.
• Trump criticized the ruling and the judge, while a New York Times columnist warned Miller's rhetoric is dangerous; on Saturday, a South Carolina state judge's home burned after earlier reports of threats following a prior ruling against the administration, with motive unconfirmed.
• The Washington Post, citing Georgetown scholar Irving L. Gornstein, reports the administration has prevailed in most emergency Supreme Court orders to date, setting up consequential merits rulings in the new term.