October 13, 2020
A Ninth Circuit majority ruled that President Donald Trump can't use emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion in defense funding for Southern border wall construction projects, finding that the projects don't support the U.S. armed forces as required by law.
March 10, 2020
The Trump administration urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to overturn a lower court's ruling blocking the reallocation of $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the southern border, arguing that the president has the authority to move such funds during a national emergency.
February 21, 2020
Veterans, former lawmakers and ex-federal government officials have called on the Ninth Circuit to stop President Donald Trump from pulling defense funds to finance a border wall, warning that the funding diversion puts soldiers at risk and undermines Congress' intent.