Under a program created by Congress, the federal government…
Under a program created by Congress, the federal government allocated $5 million to one of the nation’s leading energy producing states “to be used solely for the development of synthetic materials to replace petroleum.” The state accepted the funds and distributed $3 million from those funds to a state university, an agency of the state government. The university applied the $3 million to its ongoing energy research program, which included projects investigating the creation of synthetic replacements for petroleum products, solar power, geothermal power, biomass, and fusion power generation. The Justice Department brings suit in federal district court seeking to enjoin the expenditure of the funds in the university research programs. How should the court rule?