Questions tagged [standing]
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In the SCOTUS case yesterday on Mifepristone and FDA, why was *Twiqbal* and prohibition on 3rd party standing not raised?
Yesterday [March 26, 2024], SCOTUS heard oral arguments on whether FDA exceeded its role in easing the rules on the drug mifepristone that can be used for medication abortion. Many justices across the ...
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How can misattributed paternity cause "a welfare minefield"?
It is in the news that a council was denied their request to force a DNA test on a child where there was a case of suspected intentional misattributed paternity. In criticising the family involved ...
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Bar to win a preliminary injunction to block an M&A deal
This is a thread of tweet about the bar FTC has to meet to block an M&A deal.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1669428214513672193.html
My question is does this bar only apply to FTC? Is it the ...
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If Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are both based in the USA, how does the UK have standing to block the merger?
Per this story from the BBC or Bloomberg
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has apparently decided to block the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. The story notes: "To go through,...
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Post Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine standing
PETA spends significant amounts of money trying to get people to voluntarily not eat meat. If the government had outlawed eating meat, people would be forced to not eat meat, and so it would not have ...
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Can someone claim compensation for discrimination even if they weren't personally affected by it? [duplicate]
Dr. Bower attempted to buy and later did buy Pink IPA from Brewdog, but was not allowed to do so because he looked male.
As they maintained this criterion that negatively impacted not only Dr. Bower, ...
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Would a political candidate have standing to sue for a writ of mandamus for the IRS to enforce the Johnson amendment?
I was brainstorming who might have standing to see to bring such a suit. If a religious organization is directly supporting a political candidate's rival, would that grant standing to bring a suit?
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Can an animal file a lawsuit on its own behalf?
I need to find a case regarding whether a Gray Wolf can file a lawsuit on its own behalf with regard to the Endangered Species Act. I don't have a specific jurisdiction and I have searched different ...
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Would anyone have standing to challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness program?
Assuming that President Biden does sign an Executive Order to forgive student loans, would anyone have standing to challenge this action in court? Presumably those whose debt was discharged won't have ...
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Can a U.S. state bring action before the Supreme Court against another state for equal rights of its own citizens when they visit the other state?
Let’s make this hypothetical. Two U.S. states, East Lumbago and West Lumbago, which share a common border. It’s a First Amendment issue, specifically: “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . ...
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Who, if anyone, has standing to sue over improperly-run elections?
In Wood v. Raffensperger, Wood alleged that the Georgia 2020 general election was invalid due to the defendants conducting their election-related roles in an unconstitutional manner.
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Texas: Standing
Citizens can sue abortion providers for alleged violations, and
plaintiffs will receive $10,000 from the accused if successful. The
law also impacts anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion, ...
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How does California (CA) have standing in CA vs Activision Blizzard?
It's been reported that the state of California (CA) has sued Activision Blizzard as a result of its two-year-long investigation.
The alleged actions are not alleged to be ongoing. It's been reported ...
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Government's standing in criminal trials
There's an answer on politics SE that has some upvotes (but more downvotes) claiming (even more adamantly in subsequent comments) that standing is issue of substantial importance in criminal trials; ...
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Why do courts dismiss cases as moot?
Trump recently received a subpoena that would have forced him to testify at a trial. He appealed it saying he couldn't be compelled to testify as the sitting president. The appeal is now dismissed as ...
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