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Standing
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PrawfsBlawg
Godwin’s Law of Standing
Main Friday, December 18, 2020Godwin's Law of StandingAn intentionally provocative framing of Friday's standing decision: A mayor (to keep the numbers small) issues a memorandum ordering department heads to identify,…
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Malevolence + Incompetence = No Standing
Main Friday, December 18, 2020Malevolence + Incompetence = No StandingThat is the gist of the Per curiam decision dismissing the challenge to exclusion of undocumented persons from the census for…
Consumer Class Defense Counsel
Eleventh Circuit Vacates Pre-<em>Spokeo</em> “Beat the Clock” FACTA Class Action Settlement for Lack of Standing Post-<em>Spokeo</em>
The Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, has vacated a pre-Spokeo “beat the clock” class action settlement for lack of standing post-Spokeo. This decision is reflective of a developing trend in…
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Not a technicality, still a distraction (Updated)
Main Sunday, December 13, 2020Not a technicality, still a distraction (Updated)Standing is the word of the weekend, as the lame-duck President took to Fox to decry the reliance on "little…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Says No Standing to Challenge State Political Balancing Requirements
Steven D. Schwinn, University of Illinois Chicago Law SchoolThe Supreme Court ruled this week that a Delaware attorney lacked standing to challenge the state's political balancing requirements for seats on…
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New Fed Courts cases from SCOTUS (Updated)
Main Thursday, December 10, 2020New Fed Courts cases from SCOTUS (Updated)As the Court wrestles with absurd original-jurisdiction cases, some procedure decisions from SCOTUS today, with some interesting twists and background…
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The Texas Lawsuit on the Presidential Election
Main Thursday, December 10, 2020The Texas Lawsuit on the Presidential ElectionHere are some questions about the pending litigation: Should the Supreme Court reject the bill of complaint without explanation, should…
Privacy World
Lack of Standing: The Gift That Keeps on Giving for Defendants in Data Privacy Litigation
By Kristin Bryan, Angelo Carosio
Christmas came early this year for an online gift shop that was named as a defendant in data breach litigation. Fus v. Cafepress, Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 223077 (N.D.…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
County Clerk in New York Lacked Standing to Challenge State’s Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act on Preemption Grounds, Holds Second Circuit
In Kearns v. Cuomo, No. 19-3769 (2d Cir. Nov. 30, 2020), the Second Circuit holds that a county clerk failed to allege an Article III injury in a case that…
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Updating the Standing section on my Fed Courts syllabus
Main Sunday, November 29, 2020Updating the Standing section on my Fed Courts syllabus1) Constitutional and Statutory Considerations 2) Taxpayer Standing 3) Third-Party and Other Standing4) Presidential Standing 5) Legislative Standing…