State of Tenn. v. United States Dep't of State

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question of whether the Tennessee General Assembly ("General Assembly") has standing to file suit on its own behalf, as well as on behalf of the State of Tennessee. The General Assembly alleged that the federal government violated the Spending Clause and the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution through enacting and implementing certain statutes that require states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible refugees. The district court dismissed the General Assembly's complaint for lack of standing. Tennessee v. U.S. Dep't of State , 329…