A divided federal appeals court has lifted a lower court’s order blocking $3.6 billion in military construction funds that President Donald Trump planned to use to finance an expanded and improved border wall.

H/T: POLITICO

In a stunning reversal of the lower court ruling, the 5th Circuit Court lifted the block on $3.6 billion of military construction funds the Trump administration plans to use on border wall construction.

In explaining its decision, the 5th Circuit panel's majority referenced a Supreme Court stay of a similar injunction issued last summer by a federal judge in California, also noting there was a "substantial likelihood" of the plaintiffs lacking legal standing.

Breaking News: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just reversed a lower court decision & gave us the go ahead to build one of the largest sections of the desperately needed Southern Border Wall, Four Billion Dollars. Entire Wall is under construction or getting ready to start! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2020

From @WhiteHouse Grisham @PressSec calls it “a victory for the rule of law” as US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit lifted a nationwide injunction by a lower court, and allowed border wall construction to move forward using military construction funds @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/c4WJ77rXC5 — India America Today (@iatoday) January 9, 2020

5th Circuit Court of Appeals judges ruling for border wall funding: Reagan appointee Edith Jones (Senate confirmed by voice vote in 1985) & Trump appointee Andrew Oldham (50-49 party line in 2018); Opposed by Obama appointee Stephen Higginson (88-0 in 2011). https://t.co/0GNb7lddjg — Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 9, 2020