Equally important, this constitutional doctrine gives the federal judiciary a measure of control over the decisionmaking methods of state and local agencies, which otherwise are governed almost exclusively by state law.

• 同样重要的是，这一宪法理论给予联邦司法机关以控制州及地方机关的决策方法的措施，否则：它们将几乎全部由州法律来管理。