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In ''Sierra Club v. Ashcroft'', 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44244 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 13, 2005), a [[federal]] district court in [[California]] rejected on jurisdictional grounds a lawsuit against construction of a 14-mile fence south of [[San Diego]] along the border.
In '''''Sierra Club v. Ashcroft''''', 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44244 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 13, 2005), a [[federal]] district court in [[California]] rejected on jurisdictional grounds a lawsuit against construction of a 14-mile fence south of [[San Diego]] along the border.
The [[Sierra Club]], an environmental group, complained that portions of the fence would injure the environment in violation of federal law. But the court upheld a provision in the fence authorization that enabled the Secretary of [[Homeland Security]] to remove federal court jurisdiction by waiving application of all other federal law:
The [[Sierra Club]], an environmental group, complained that portions of the fence would injure the environment in violation of federal law. But the court upheld a provision in the fence authorization that enabled the Secretary of [[Homeland Security]] to remove federal court jurisdiction by waiving application of all other federal law: