{"id":2493992,"date":"2025-10-02T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-recused-from-oregon-national-guard-case-over-wifes-comments\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:02:38","slug":"judge-recused-from-oregon-national-guard-case-over-wifes-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-recused-from-oregon-national-guard-case-over-wifes-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge recused from Oregon National Guard case over wife’s comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that a federal judge, Michael Simon, recused himself from a lawsuit filed by Oregon challenging the Trump governance’s deployment of the National Guard to the state. The Department of Justice (DOJ) requested the recusal due to public comments made by the judge’s wife, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR),who had spoken out against the deployment and co-signed a letter urging the administration to rescind it. Despite Judge Simon initially believing recusal was needless, he agreed to step aside to avoid any appearance of partiality. The case was reassigned to U.S. District Judge Karin immergut, a Trump appointee. The DOJ defended the deployment as lawful and tailored to address threats against federal agents and property in Portland, while Oregon officials argue the deployment was unlawful. This lawsuit follows similar legal challenges<\/a> from California regarding National Guard deployments during protests.

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