Sierra Club, 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. August 23, 2019

    Tribe, Ex-Gov't Officials Argue Against Border Wall Funding

    A Native American tribe, former government officials, law professors and scores of religious groups threw their weight behind the states and advocates challenging the Trump administration's efforts to use defense funds to build a southern border wall, filing amicus briefs Thursday at the Ninth Circuit.

  6. August 20, 2019

    House Says Trump Can't Use Defense Money For Border Wall

    The U.S. House of Representatives has chimed in to support litigation seeking to block President Donald Trump's diversion of defense money to build a southern border wall, telling the Ninth Circuit that the administration is defying the American system of checks and balances.

  7. August 16, 2019

    States, Enviros Tell 9th Circ. Trump's Wall Unconstitutional

    California and New Mexico are joining the American Civil Liberties Union and the Sierra Club to urge the Ninth Circuit to shut down President Donald Trump's diversion of defense money to build a southern border wall, calling his move unconstitutional and an environmental threat.

  8. July 31, 2019

    9th Circ. Asked To Help Restore Block On $2.5B Wall Funds

    Days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with using $2.5 billion in defense funds for a border wall, states and advocacy groups asked the Ninth Circuit to speed up proceedings in a bid to restore a permanent block on the cash.

  9. 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.