A federal judge in Texas will reopen a case involving federal funding for the construction of a border wall but questioned if contractors and environmental groups have standing to pursue monetary claims.
Judge Drew Tipton in vacating a final order Monday instructed the parties to submit a joint report identifying the court’s jurisdiction and their standing. He scheduled a virtual hearing for Wednesday.
The contracts and groups, intervening in a suit originally brought by right-leaning states against the Biden administration, must show “standing to pursue relief that is broader than or different from that which is sought by a party ...