The court did paused but did not reverse the lower court’s ruling as the case proceeds.
The Supreme Court granted the request from President Trump’s administration to pause a district judge’s order that suspended border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region. However, the high court did not summarily reverse the lower court ruling.
In its unsigned order, the Supreme Court stated that the federal government “is exceedingly likely to prevail on its argument” that the district court judge did not have the power to consider the plaintiffs’ “so-called major-questions-doctrine” claim. The court added, “There is no such thing as a ‘constitutional’ major-questions claim.”
The lawsuit was filed earlier this year after then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and current Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued waivers of environmental and conservation laws under a provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 for the Big Bend region as “an area of high illegal entry.” The provision authorized the DHS secretary to “waive all legal requirements” necessary “to ensure expeditious construction” of border walls and roads.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the justices of the Supreme Court to be discerning as they hear oral arguments and consider emergency appeals.
- For President Trump and Secretary Mullin as they pursue border security measures.
Sources: SCOTUSBlog, The Federalist, MSN
