The panel majority cites the Impoundment Control Act which requires notification of Congress on a proposed rescission or deferral of statutory expenditure obligations.
A panel for the D.C. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision that ruled President Trump’s administration violated the Constitutional balance of power by withholding foreign aid payments earlier this year. The majority ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing to file the lawsuit.
“The district court erred in granting that relief because the grantees lack a cause of action to press their claims. They may not bring a freestanding constitutional claim if the underlying alleged violation and claimed authority are statutory,” Judge Karen Henderson wrote for the majority.
The court stated that the Comptroller General within the Government Accountability Office in the Legislative Branch is the only one with standing to file suit.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump and leaders in his administration as they seek to reduce government spending.
- For wisdom for district and circuit court judges as they hear and rule on challenges to the president’s actions and policies.
Sources: The Hill, PJ Media, CNN
