The one state clearly is different here. I don't think courts will intervene.
A few case scenarios:
- Court sides with NY, DHS will simply schlep NY apps for months without updating it (like till this week when they still had the shutdown banner)
- Trump loses the election
- Trump wins but the DNC wins both houses and impeaches & removes Trump
- Trump & GOP win 2020 but Cuomo loses 2022
The big losers are the NY residents that were in middle of the application (or even approved but didn't do the interview yet)
Either way when I have to re-apply in 2023 this matter will be settled (if Moshiach is not here by then)