Key legal question
Whether the federal complaint was admissible and the canton had standing regarding the subsidy decision.
Extracted holding
The complaint was admissible because federal law granted a claim to highway subsidies and the canton was directly affected as subsidy recipient.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the relevant statutes set the conditions for subsidies without leaving discretion as to whether to grant them, and the canton was the material addressee and recipient of the subsidy.