WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept a case seeking to stop the federal government from building a fence along the US border with Mexico, letting stand a lower court ruling authorizing its construction.
Several US Texas border communities in 2008 sued the Department of Homeland Security challenging its authority to ignore state and local laws to build 670 miles (1,100 kilometers) of steel fences, sheet metal walls and vehicle barriers along the 3,200 kilometer (2,000 mile) long southern border.
LinkCuriously enough, no word on how the vote was split or if it was. I'm glad this decision came now rather than later.
