It’s anybody’s guess what a federal judge in Portland Friday will do when the city and state seek an emergency court order to stop President Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland -- options include outright blocking the troops, allowing them to come with or without restrictions or simply waiting until they actually arrive.

Some legal experts say the Oregon attorneys may face an uphill battle if no troops are on the ground yet and if the government makes clear that they’ll serve in a limited role of protecting federal property and officers when they arrive.

“There is a substantial possibility that the judge would say, ‘You have interesting arguments and I see the merits in the arguments, but since the state and city won’t know what the federalized troops are doing until they arrive

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