The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a lawsuit over the construction of a border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club sued the Department of Homeland Security for waiving dozens of environmental, cultural and historic preservation laws in order to build the fence. The federal district court in Washington, D.C., upheld the move and the only means of appeal was the Supreme Court.

The lawsuit is separate from the one the Tigua Tribe of Texas has joined. The fence will block access to an important ceremonial site in the Rio Grande.

The rejected case was Defenders of Wildlife v. Chertoff, No. 07-1180.

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