President Donald Trump on Sunday morning invoked federal law to take control of the Oregon National Guard, court documents show. Oregon sued to block the move Sunday afternoon.

“Earlier today, the Secretary of Defense sent a memo to Governor Tina Kotek authorizing 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to perform federal functions for 60 days, including protecting federal property ‘where protests are occurring or likely to occur,’” the governor’s office said in a news release.

The state moved to block the move in court hours later. In documents filed Sunday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Oregon argues that the President lacks authority under Title 10 of the United States Code to federalize the National Guard. Oregon says the law only allows for the federal

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