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El Paso County, Texas v. Biden

Petition for certiorari before judgment denied on July 2, 2021.

Docket No.20-298
Op. BelowW.D. Tex.

Issue

(1) Whether the executive branch"s expenditure of $2.5 billion on border-wall construction violates the Consolidated Appropriations Act and thus the Constitution's appropriations clause; and (2) whether the Department of Defense"s transfer of $2.5 billion between agency appropriations accounts violates Section 8005 of the DOD Appropriations Act and thus the Constitution's appropriations clause.

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