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The armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was led by folks from outside Harney County.
Those who work near the refuge say a decade later, the occupier's message didn't stick.
Brenda Smith runs a nonprofit in Harney County that for years has hosted conversations between ranchers, conservation groups, and federal land managers.
Republican State Representative Mark Owens also farms in the county.
The occupation lasted 41 days, and before it was over, the leaders were arrested and one was shot and killed by police.
For NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson in Harney County, Oregon.
District Court Judge Karen Emmerget found President Trump did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.
She also said her ruling did not mean the president can never deploy soldiers in Oregon or anywhere else, quote, if conditions on the ground justify the Guard's intervention.
The ruling follows a three-day trial over Trump's decision to send troops to protests outside a U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland earlier this fall.
Emmergen concluded there was some violence in June, but local law enforcement could handle it.
In the months since, the judge said demonstrations have been predominantly peaceful.
For NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson in Portland.
District Court Judge Karen Emmerget found President Trump did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.
She also said her ruling did not mean the president can never deploy soldiers in Oregon or anywhere else, quote, if conditions on the ground justify the Guard's intervention.
The ruling follows a three-day trial over Trump's decision to send troops to protests outside a U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland earlier this fall.
Emmergen concluded there was some violence in June, but local law enforcement could handle it.