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  • Judge dismisses wall lawsuit brought by butterfly conservationists, who vow to keep fighting

    02/16/2019 6:08:15 PM PST · by 11th_VA · 26 replies
    CNN ^ | Feb 15, 2019 | By Geneva Sands, CNN
    (CNN) A federal judge on Friday dealt a win to the Trump administration when he dismissed a lawsuit by a group of butterfly conservationists for wall construction that the group said was expected to run through its property. The nonprofit association argued that construction must be stopped to prevent the "seizure and destruction" of its property and "adverse environmental impacts" to threatened and endangered species and critical habitats. The suit is related to previously funded wall construction. Judge Richard Leon said the constitutional arguments made by the North American Butterfly Association didn't hold up. The association's flagship facility is a...