I think the judge felt the issue was due process. I think the ownership of the pass was in question, and presume the judge felt witholding it deprived him of property by depriving him of income. A bit of stretch imo, but establishing rules and an appeal process makes the issue moot.
no, not moot.
All passes should be revoked or declared invalid
On application, new passes clearly indicating the pass is US Government property , non transferable and valid for one year
Solid red temporary passes conditional on good behavior can be issued to marginal applicants
Being rude and unruly in the past is reason enough to not be issued a new pass.