Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in our sister publication, Portland Mercury. We will be posting dispatches from Portland as they become available.

The Oregon Attorney General's Office is requesting a review by a full appeals court after the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Monday that President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard in Portland.

The 9th Circuit ruling paves the way for the federal government to occupy the city.

The ruling, handed down more than a week after the court heard oral arguments from attorneys for the Department of Justice and the state of Oregon, is a legal success for the Trump administration, after courts have blocked or slowed its efforts to occupy other major cities like Los Angeles and Chicago.

In a statement following the

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