Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
A court struck down Pittsburgh's proposed jock tax on visiting athletes and performers at publicly funded stadiums. This is a local tax policy decision without Trump administration connection.
Local tax policy court decision with minimal constitutional implications. Rule_of_law driver scores 1 for routine judicial review of municipal tax authority. Severity multipliers at 0.8 reflect easily reversible local policy with limited precedential value. Mechanism_modifier 0.5 (no federal mechanism), scope_modifier 0.3 (local/narrow). A-score: 1*0.18*0.8*0.8*0.8*0.5*0.3=0.096. B-score shows mild novelty/meme potential ('jock tax' terminology) but no strategic distraction indicators. Layer1: (1+2+2+2)/4*0.55=1.925. Layer2: 0. Intent_weight: 0.10. Final B: 1.925+0*0.45*1.1=3.85. Clear noise: A<25, no mechanism, routine local tax dispute, narrow affected population.
Classify as routine local governance noise. No monitoring required. Standard municipal tax authority dispute with no federal constitutional dimensions or distraction characteristics.