Civic · 6 pages · 12 min

Why a harmed person and a curious person are not the same

A harmed plaintiff has a concrete stake, while a curious person has only a question.

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From the opening

A harmed person can point to a particular loss, risk, or denial that the court's order might repair or stop. A curious person can point to a question they want answered, or a law they want enforced against someone else, without that personal stake. The opening covers harm is a particular stake, curiosity asks a general question, and the remedy must change something.

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Inside

Harm is a particular stake
Curiosity asks a general question
The remedy must change something
Disagreement alone is not injury
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Generalized grievance
Particularized injury for standing

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Why a harmed person and a curious person are not the same

From the opening

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