The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that construction of the border wall in west Texas may continue while a lawsuit over the project is pending. The decision follows an emergency relief request filed by the Trump administration in October.
The request asked the high court to allow the wall’s construction to proceed while the legal challenge over its design and funding moves forward. The court granted the request, giving contractors permission to resume work on the remaining sections of the wall.
The lawsuit, which questions the legality of the wall and its impact on the environment and local communities, remains in the courts. The Supreme Court’s ruling does not resolve the broader legal dispute, but it does keep the construction timeline intact for the time being.
With the court’s approval, work on the west Texas portion of the border barrier can continue under the existing plans while the litigation over the project’s merits proceeds.
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<small>Source: NPR — read the original story there.</small>