Trump Can Use $3.6 Billion in Military Funds for Border Wall, Court Rules

A section of border wall is constructed on the U.S. side of the border in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 28, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

An appeals court panel said President Donald Trump can use $3.6 billion in military funds for the southern border wall.

The Jan. 8 ruling came less than a month after U.S. District Judge David Briones, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, issued a permanent nationwide injunction against using the funds.