cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A><\/DIV>\r\n<\/p>\r\nWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether the Trump administration can use an emergency declaration to divert $2.5 billion on Defense Department funds to construct the southern border wall.
<\/p>\r\nTwo lower courts have rejected the administration’s argument, agreeing with opponents who argue that the emergency declaration was meant to bypass Congress and is unconstitutional, rulings the administration is challenging.
<\/p>\r\n\r\nBoth sides welcomed Monday’s announcement that the high court would hear \r\nthe case.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n“This gives us a chance to go to the highest court of the land and tell them why transferring this money was unlawful, as the other courts have said, but also to talk about the reasons why a border wall is so harmful for our communities,” said Vicki Gaubeca, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, one of two groups that sued to block the wall funding
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