The Trump administration notched itself an illusory victory in federal court this week in one of the ongoing legal battles over the federal use of state National Guard troops to police American cities.

On Monday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, stayed a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term in office.

By Friday, the full 9th Circuit administratively stayed the panel’s own stay – “[w]ithout objection from the panel,” an order notes.

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    2 days ago

    Basically, they took away the temporary restraining order on the use of national guard, found out trump and the other republicans lied, then let the restraining order stand.

    “Plaintiffs write to alert the Court of a material factual error by defendants on which the panel relied to grant a stay pending appeal,” the citation of supplemental authorities reads. “Given that reliance, and the gravity of the interests at stake, plaintiffs ask that the panel immediately withdraw its order or, in the alternative, that the en banc court immediately vacate it.”