There is almost no likelihood that SCOTUS will overturn a refusal to lift a TRO, since that will result in another turn of the merry-go-round while the District Court considers the preliminary injunction.  Keep in mind, also, that a decision on a preliminary injunction, which is clearly also subject to appeal, is still not a decision on the merits, so some of the underlying issues will not be addressed even then.Obviously, the District Court and the Court of Appeals disagree with you as to the standing issue. The Ninth Circuit clearly believes that the States have a right to challenge economic impacts on their institutions, and it would seem, although they did not say so explicitly, that they acknowledge a right of the State to sue to protect rights of their citizens -- a long-standing doctrine that is limited, but apparently not so limited as to be ineffective here.