State of California et al v. Biden et al

  1. July 17, 2023

    Biden Admin Settles California, Sierra Club Border Wall Suits

    The Biden administration will conduct a widespread cleanup to repair environmental damage from construction of the Trump-era southern border wall to resolve a quartet of lawsuits over the controversial policy dating back to the previous administration.

  2. January 21, 2021

    Judge Asks What Biden Order Means For Border Wall Fight

    Now that President Joe Biden has flexed his executive power to halt construction on the wall along the southern border, a California federal judge wants to know how that affects a legal fight over the Trump administration's decision to divert billions in military funds for the project.

  3. December 11, 2019

    Second Judge Slams Trump's Bid To Divert $3.6B For Wall

     A California federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from using $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but gave the government time to appeal before the order goes into effect.

  4. October 22, 2019

    Veterans Say $3.6B Wall Transfer Endangers Service Members

    A veterans advocacy group told a California federal judge that President Donald Trump's plans to divert $3.6 billion in defense funding to build a Southern border wall will endanger the well-being of active service members and their families.

  5. October 21, 2019

    House Says Illegal Crossings Are Not National Emergency

    The House of Representatives told a California federal judge Friday that illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border don't amount to a national emergency allowing President Donald Trump to transfer $3.6 billion in defense funding to build a wall.

  6. August 05, 2019

    States' Suit Over Border Wall Sheds Treasury Fund Claims

    States challenging President Donald Trump's bid to divert billions of dollars in federal cash for his border wall, including $601 million from the Treasury Department's asset forfeiture fund, had their claims over the fund tossed Monday following an agreement between the parties.

  7. July 01, 2019

    Trump Can't Divert $2.5B To Build Border Wall, Judge Says

    President Donald Trump can't reallocate $2.5 billion in defense dollars to fund two border wall projects in California and New Mexico, a California federal judge has declared, handing the states a partial win and certifying the dispute for the Ninth Circuit to take up in short order.

  8. June 19, 2019

    House Backs Push To Block Trump's Border Wall Funding

    The U.S. House of Representatives urged a California federal judge Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's efforts to reallocate defense dollars to a promised border wall's construction, arguing in an amicus brief the move unconstitutionally circumvents Congress' authority to control federal appropriations.

  9. June 13, 2019

    States Seek Quick Win In Border Wall Funding Challenge

    California and New Mexico have asked a federal judge to grant them a quick win in their suit against President Donald Trump’s bid to divert $2.5 billion to border wall construction by declaring a national emergency, arguing that the move contravened the will of Congress.

  10. June 05, 2019

    States Seek 10-Day Notice Before Trump Obligates Wall Funds

    An attorney representing 20 states seeking to block President Donald Trump's border wall urged a California federal judge Wednesday to require the government to provide a 10-day notice before it obligates military construction funds, arguing that once the funds are obligated, they could be impossible to recover.