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Nevilledog

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Fri Aug 7, 2020, 06:03 PM Aug 2020

House Democrats can sue Trump over U.S.-Mexico border wall funding, court rules

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-can-sue-trump-over-u-s-mexico-border-wall-funding-court-rules/ar-BB17Hkw3

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that House Democrats can proceed with a lawsuit over President Trump's diversion of $2.5 billion in Pentagon funding to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

In a 7-2 decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that lawmakers have the legal right to sue the administration over a financing maneuver that a separate California-based federal appeals court found to be an illegal encroachment of Congress's power of the purse.

The Friday ruling was seen as an endorsement of Congress's right to pursue legal action to enforce its authority over federal appropriations. But it is unclear what practical effect it would have if Democrats ultimately prevail in their lawsuit.

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue using the defense funds amid ongoing litigation, despite the California-based court's ruling that the scheme is unconstitutional.

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