Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation

ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20023
No(s). 18-55474 (9th Cir. Feb 11, 2019)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment to the Department of Homeland Security for waiving applicable environmental laws to expedite construction of border barriers near San Diego and Calexico, California. Environmental groups argued that the Department exceeded its statutory authorit...