Judge rules NYC congestion pricing legal in battle with federal government

Published March 3, 2026 2:52pm ET



A federal court ruled on Tuesday that the federal government acted unlawfully when it attempted to terminate New York‘s congestion pricing program.  

U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman, an appointee of President Donald Trump during his first term, concluded that the Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration did not have the authority to rescind prior federal approval of the toll program.

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