Headline Roundup • February 16th, 2019
First Lawsuit Filed Against National Emergency for Border Wall
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Friday evening the first lawsuit against President Trump's new emergency declaration to build his border wall was filed in federal court district in Washington, D.C. California also plans to sue the Trump Administration due to the emergency declaration to fund construction of the border wall.
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First lawsuit against Trump wall declaration filed in Washington court
Washington Times
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The first lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C., Friday evening challenging President Trump’s new emergency declaration to build his border wall.
'Donald Trump, We'll See You In Court': California To Sue Over Emergency Declaration
NPR (Online News)
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California plans to sue the Trump administration over the president's emergency declaration to fund construction of a border wall.
Trump's emergency declaration is already facing legal challenges
News
When President Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border, he predicted his administration would end up defending it all the way to the Supreme Court.
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