Having found the limitation upon the spending program unconstitutional, the Court then declines to consider the question of severability, allowing a judgment to stand that lets the program go forward under a version of the statute Congress never enacted.
The court decided to uphold the limit that Congress had imposed upon the spending program.
mnli hypothesis: The court decided to uphold the limit that Congress had imposed upon the spending program. premise: Having found the limitation upon the spending program unconstitutional, the Court then declines to consider the question of severability, allowing a judgment to stand that lets the program go forward under a version of the statute Congress never enacted.