Civic · 6 pages · 12 min

How standing is about who may sue

Standing asks whether this plaintiff has a personal stake that lets a court hear the suit.

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From the opening

Standing is the requirement that the person bringing the case be a proper plaintiff, someone with a real stake in the outcome. It answers who may sue, not whether every argument in the complaint is ultimately correct. The opening covers the plaintiff must show injury, the injury must trace to the defendant, and a remedy must be able to help.

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The plaintiff must show injury
The injury must trace to the defendant
A remedy must be able to help
Curiosity does not open the door
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Standing to sue
Concrete injury and redress

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How standing is about who may sue

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