factually
Index/Topics/Spending Clause

Spending Clause

The constitutional clause governing federal spending.

Fact-Checks

3 results
Jan 14, 2026
Most Viewed

What are the constitutional limits on the federal government conditioning grants on local compliance with immigration enforcement?

The federal government cannot commandeer state and local officers to carry out federal immigration enforcement because of the Tenth Amendment and the Supreme Court’s anti‑commandeering decisions, but ...

Jan 29, 2026

What are the legal limits and precedent for private funding of federal building projects, and how have courts ruled in similar cases?

can play a role in federal real-estate projects, but constitutional and statutory guardrails constrain when and how that money may be accepted, conditioned, or used—rooted in precedent, the , and proc...

Jan 13, 2026

How have federal courts ruled on Trump-era immigration-related grant conditions and sanctuary-city directives?

Federal courts have delivered a fractured record on Trump-era efforts to condition federal grants and press sanctuary jurisdictions to cooperate with immigration enforcement: multiple district and cir...