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Originally Posted by NiceGuy53
No. Not according to the Supreme Court who upheld the Trump administration's actions.
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Not totally correct from the information I can find. It is true that in July 2020 SCOTUS sided with Trump on building the border wall with diverted military funds.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/sto...l-construction
But on October 10, 2020 the following ruling was made:
"A federal appeals court ruled late Friday that President Donald Trump’s use of his emergency powers to build his long-promised border wall with military funds is illegal, striking a blow to one of his signature campaign promises just weeks before the November election.
The 2-1 decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes as $3.6 billion was slated for construction of about a dozen projects, including two projects in the Laredo and El Paso areas. The money was diverted from funds dedicated for military construction after the president declared a national emergency in February 2019 to tap the funds. The projects in Texas would have covered more than 60 miles, according to the American Civil Liberties Union."
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10...-wall-lawsuit/
Then in October 2020 "The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear a challenge to the Trump administration's use of Pentagon money to build the southern border wall and also its appeal of a ruling that blocked a policy sending asylum applicants to Mexico while they wait for their appeals to be heard."
So I don't know why SCOTUS was looking into the spending again after it ruled in July. BUt then they decided it was all moot since Biden took office and cancelled the spending.