U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut is fast-tracking a three-day trial at the end of the month to examine the legality of the Trump administration’s mobilization of National Guard troops to Portland – with an eye toward eventual appeals, likely all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Immergut made it clear this week that she wanted to develop “as robust a record” as possible to “benefit the 9th Circuit,” recognizing that the case is all but headed to higher courts for an ultimate decision.

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