The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal from former President Donald Trump to rule against funding used for the wall along the southern border.
In an unsigned order, the court sent the case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit with instructions to vacate its judgments. It also instructed a district court in the case to "consider what further proceedings are necessary and appropriate in light of the changed circumstances in this case," namely that Trump is no longer president.
SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS TRUMP BORDER WALL CASE
The case, Trump v. Sierra Club, frequently made its way back to the Supreme Court after Trump announced in 2019 that he planned to declare a national emergency and reallocate funds given to him through the National Emergencies Act for the wall. Trump's maneuver, which came amid the 2018-2019 government shutdown, raised multiple legal challenges.
Every court involved in the case ruled against the then-president, finding that Trump had violated the separation of powers. In addition, the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court injunction that blocked border wall construction during litigation. In 2019, the Supreme Court put a stay on that injunction on the basis that challengers may not have had standing to sue the administration.
In 2020, the case came back to the Supreme Court, this time with the Sierra Club asking the court to lift its stay. The court declined to do so.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
I wonder why the Sierra Club sued in the first place.
Wass monies targeted for environmental protection diverted toward the wall instead?
"If the Union is dissolved, I shall return to my native State, and share the miseries of the people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none" Robert E. Lee, February 1861 following hearing of Texas secession.
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