Courts · leverage
Courts: DOJ drops appeal on transportation-funds immigration condition
What happened: A federal judge blocked the condition; DOJ later dropped the appeal (per Reuters).
Why it matters: Funding leverage is a governance tool; courts are a checkpoint.
Why it matters: Funding leverage is a governance tool; courts are a checkpoint.
Timeline
2025-07
Federal judge blocks the policy; Reuters reports reasoning on authority/constitutionality.
2026-01-14
Reuters reports DOJ dropped the appeal.
Receipts-first note
This entry is about procedure and power: what authority was claimed, what the court said, and what DOJ did next.
Tracker value
Court Outcomes pages should show: the case/post, the court, the outcome status, and the date the decision took effect.
Next update trigger
If the administration attempts a revised condition or a different funding stream, it becomes a new entry with its own timeline and links.