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Speaker 1: It was a coalition of environmentalist wackos. Last year, the

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Speaker 1: Center for Biological Diversity, the Animal League Defense Fund, and

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Speaker 1: the Defenders of Wildlife joined forces to oppose the border wall.

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Speaker 1: Their lawsuit claimed that construction of the wall would harm plants,

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Speaker 1: rare wildlife habitats, and coastal birds like the California nat Catcher.

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Speaker 1: A lawsuit also claimed that President Trump did not have

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Speaker 1: the right to build the wall, despite the nine law

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Speaker 1: giving the federal government authority to construct border walls and

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Speaker 1: bypass environmental rules to get the job done. Now. Back

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Speaker 1: in February, and Appeals Court sided with the Trump administration

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Speaker 1: he could build the wall over the wackos objections and

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Speaker 1: despite the California nat Catcher. Well, this week, the Supreme

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Speaker 1: Court weighed in by refusing to hear the case, meaning

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Speaker 1: the appeals court decisions siding with Trump stands now. The

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Speaker 1: only thing standing in the way of the wall is

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Speaker 1: the money, the funding, and that problem could be rectified

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Speaker 1: immediately if Republican net catchers in Congress wanted it to happen.

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Speaker 1: That's really what this is about, So keep a sharp eye.

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