9th Circuit rejects Trump admin request to allow use of military funds for border wall

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to temporarily halt a lower court order blocking the diversion of military funds for a border wall.

In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of appellate judges found that “the use of those funds violates the constitutional requirement that the Executive Branch not spend money absent an appropriation from Congress.”

The order applies to some of the military funds tapped by President Trumpfor a wall along the southern border.

View the complete July 3 article by Jacqueline Thomsen on The Hill website here.