United States House of Reps. v. Steven Mnuchin, et al

  1. January 14, 2021

    DC Circ. Nixes Trump Bid To Rethink House Border Wall Case

    The full D.C. Circuit bench said it won't reconsider a panel's order last year allowing House Democrats to challenge President Donald Trump's diversion of $8.1 billion for a border wall, a rebuke coming less than a week before the Trump presidency comes to an end.

  2. November 09, 2020

    Full DC Circ. Asked To Rethink House's Border Wall Suit

    The Trump administration on Monday urged the full D.C. Circuit to rethink a panel decision greenlighting the House of Representatives' legal challenge to funding maneuvers to finance a border wall, arguing that the court's ruling would carry "extraordinary consequences."

  3. September 25, 2020

    DC Circ. Revives House Bid To Block $8B Border Wall Funding

    The D.C. Circuit revived the U.S. House of Representatives' lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's diversion of $8.1 billion for the border wall, saying Friday that a sole chamber of Congress can sue to preserve its spending authority.

  4. August 07, 2020

    Full DC Circ. Leaves Border Wall Funding Dispute Unresolved

    In light of a full D.C. Circuit finding that the House can sue to enforce subpoenas, a majority of the court on Friday bounced the House's suit over whether the Trump administration can reallocate border wall funding to a three-judge panel to decide.

  5. August 07, 2020

    Full DC Circ. Says House Can Sue For McGahn's Testimony

    The D.C. Circuit ruled Friday that the U.S. House of Representatives may demand testimony from former White House Counsel Don McGahn.

  6. April 28, 2020

    Full DC Circ. Pushes Back At WH Over House's Ability To Sue

    Hypotheticals once again reigned at the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday as a full panel of judges struggled via conference call to grapple with the implications of the government's argument that the House of Representatives is barred from suing the executive branch.

  7. February 18, 2020

    DC Circ. Wary That House Can't Sue Prez Over Funding Rows

    The D.C. Circuit hammered the Trump administration Tuesday over its position that the House of Representatives could never sue the executive branch over funding disputes, slinging out a series of hypotheticals to test the argument.

  8. October 31, 2019

    Former House Reps And GCs Push For Border Wall Appeal

    A bipartisan group of former U.S. representatives and a group of former House general counsel told the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday the White House undermined Congress by declaring a "patently fictitious" national emergency in order to fund construction of a wall at the southern border.

  9. October 24, 2019

    House Dems Ask DC Circ. To Revive Border Wall Suit

    House Democrats urged the D.C. Circuit to revive their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's diversion of federal funds to build the Southern border wall, after a lower court said the judiciary should steer clear of political infighting.