#Will the supreme court favor trump national emergenyc full
No date has been set for a hearing on the case, but the court’s calendar is already full through the end of this year. They’re getting one from this administration. “The American people need and deserve a secure border. “The allocation of Defense money to defend the national borders is 100% constitutional and consistent with congressional intent,” Gosar said. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, defended the funding shift, saying in a statement Monday that “protecting the border and our national sovereignty is a core and fundamental purpose of the military.” “This gives us a chance to go to the highest court of the land and tell them why transferring this money was unlawful, as the other courts have said, but also to talk about the reasons why a border wall is so harmful for our communities,” said Vicki Gaubeca, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, one of two groups that sued to block the wall fundingīut Rep. Two lower courts have rejected the administration’s argument, agreeing with opponents who argue that the emergency declaration was meant to bypass Congress and is unconstitutional, rulings the administration is challenging.īoth sides welcomed Monday’s announcement that the high court would hear the case. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether the Trump administration can use an emergency declaration to divert $2.5 billion on Defense Department funds to construct the southern border wall. ( Photo by Vincent Mouzon/Army Corp of Engineers)
Courts have rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that he could shift Defense Department and other funds to the wall, but now the Supreme Court has agreed to review those rulings.
An Army Corps of Engineers unit installs a section of border wall near Yuma in September 2019.
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