[hirundo]

The article says

* The plaintiffs allege that they can show harm, and

* the HEROES Act does not authorize the expenditure, therefore

* "The Program is thus an unconstitutional exercise of Congress's legislative power and must be vacated."

The ruling will be a variation of that explanation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_the_purse#United_Stat...

[AnimalMuppet]

Well, and that actually is what the constitution says. You want to spend all that money? Congress needs to pass it. You can't just do it by executive order.

The first point, about showing harm, is basically about whether the plaintiffs have standing to sue. No harm, no legally recognized grounds for filing a lawsuit.