February 11, 2019
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld the Trump administration's move to build and fortify border walls in California, rejecting a bid to revive consolidated suits by California and environmental groups that challenged the border wall work and related environmental law waivers.
June 26, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday said the Trump administration was within its rights to waive environmental laws to build and fortify border walls in California, urging the Ninth Circuit to uphold a decision granting it a quick win in a suit against the agency.
May 15, 2018
The state of California and several environmental organizations have urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn a lower court's nixing of their challenge to the Trump administration's planned border wall in the state, saying the projects must first undergo environmental impact assessments.