State of California, et al v. Donald Trump, et al

  1. June 26, 2020

    9th Circ. Says Trump Can't Divert Funds For Border Wall

    The Trump administration does not have the authority to transfer $2.5 billion in defense funds to finance construction of the president's long-promised border wall, the Ninth Circuit held Friday.

  2. November 12, 2019

    Trump Can't Take Wall Money From Military, 9th Circ. Told

    The Sierra Club, along with California and a number of other states, urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to block President Donald Trump from using $2.5 billion in defense funds to construct a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing the president's decision to take the money was unconstitutional.

  3. October 04, 2019

    House Wants Voice In 9th Circ. Border Wall Funding Fight

    The U.S. House of Representatives asked to participate in oral arguments in November when the Ninth Circuit takes on lawsuits over the Trump administration's attempt to use $2.5 billion of defense funds to build a wall along the southern border.

  4. September 16, 2019

    Calif., NM Urge 9th Circ. To Block Border Wall Funding

    California and New Mexico on Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court’s denial of an injunction that would halt two border wall construction projects, arguing that the federal government is encroaching on the states’ sovereignty and environmental rights.

  5. September 11, 2019

    GAO Will Review Border Wall Land Seizure Plans

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office will investigate the Trump administration's plans to take private land to facilitate its southern border wall projects following a request from Senate Democrats, the lawmakers said Wednesday.

  6. August 08, 2019

    GOP Lawmaker, Others Side With Trump Over Wall Funds

    A House Republican and an advocacy group sided with President Donald Trump's bid to use $2.5 billion in defense funds for a border wall, telling the Ninth Circuit that the wall is needed to address problems at the southern border.

  7. July 03, 2019

    Trump Wants Border Wall Funds Freed Amid Appeal

    President Donald Trump has urged the Ninth Circuit in an emergency motion to block a lower court ruling that keeps him from pulling billions of dollars in Defense Department money to pay for six border wall projects while he tries to overturn the decision.