Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v. Sierra Club, et al.

  1. July 02, 2021

    High Court Vacates Border Wall Case After Construction Halt

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday vacated a decision blocking the diversion of U.S. Department of Defense funding for border wall projects, following the Biden administration's decision to rescind that funding and stop further construction.

  2. June 18, 2021

    Justices Told Border Wall Freeze Can't Undo Gov't's Losses

    The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't vacate the Sierra Club's Ninth Circuit wins in cases challenging barrier construction on the U.S.-Mexico border, the organization argued Friday, saying the government's announcement earlier this month that it would not continue construction doesn't change anything about the case.

  3. June 14, 2021

    ​​​​​​​Biden Admin. Asks Justices To Erase Border Wall Rulings

    The federal government has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate Ninth Circuit wins for the Sierra Club and states that challenged barrier construction along the U.S.-Mexico border under the previous administration, citing a sea change in policy.

  4. February 03, 2021

    High Court Cancels Border Wall, Remain In Mexico Hearings

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday canceled oral arguments in suits challenging former President Donald Trump's diversion of $2.5 billion in defense funding for border wall construction and a policy forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their immigration cases proceed.

  5. February 01, 2021

    Biden Asks Justices To Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Args

    The Biden administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to cancel upcoming oral arguments in two cases challenging funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall and the Migrant Protection Protocols, a Trump-era policy forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are being processed.

  6. January 12, 2021

    States, Advocates Tell Justices Border Wall Funds Improper

    The Trump administration cannot lose a standoff with Congress over appropriations for a border wall and then instruct for funds be diverted to build it anyway, California, New Mexico and two advocacy groups told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

  7. January 03, 2021

    Top 5 Immigration Cases To Watch In 2021

    The incoming Biden administration will inherit a mountain of litigation challenging the Trump administration's immigration policies, from "Remain in Mexico" to immigration detention. Here, Law360 breaks down the cases to watch, at the U.S. Supreme Court and below, in 2021.

  8. October 19, 2020

    Justices Will Review Wall Funding, 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up challenges to the Trump administration's decision to divert funds to finance the president's long-promised border wall and its policy forcing asylum-seekers to wait out their immigration court proceedings in Mexico.

  9. September 17, 2020

    Enviros, States Urge Justices To Preserve Border Wall Ruling

    Environmental groups and two states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration's challenge to a Ninth Circuit ruling that it overstepped by shifting $2.5 billion in defense funding to build a border wall, saying the move clearly flew in the face of Congress' decision not to give all the funding the president sought.

  10. September 09, 2020

    Conservative Group Backs Border Wall Funding At High Court

    A conservative advocacy group called on the U.S. Supreme Court to put the concerns of crime victims ahead of those of birdwatchers, defending the president's right to divert $2.5 billion in defense funding for border wall construction.