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Standing
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Environmental Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Holds that Timber Companies Lack Standing to Challenge BLM and Forest Service Timber Sales in Oregon and Washington
On June 12, the D.C. Circuit (Garland, Rogers, Randolph) issued a decision in Swanson Group Manufacturing LLC v. Jewell. Two timber companies and three timber organizations sued the Secretaries of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Crossroads GPS Has Standing to Defend FEC Non-Action
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe D.C. Circuit ruled last week in Public Citizen v. FEC that Crossroads GPS, a conservative 501(c)(4) organization, has standing to intervene as a…
Legal Profession Blog
No Standing To Sue The Inn
The Virginia Lawyers Weekly has stories (linked here and here) on a lawsuit filed by an attorney that involves the Inn at Little Washington and sanctions sought against the attorneyA…
The Contingency
Seven Years, and a Verdict, Down the Drain
Snares Patent law features so many traps that even the wary fall in one now and then. It happened again last week. This time the ruling concerned standing, an issue…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
No Injury? No Problem.
By Paul A. Scrudato, Brittany H. Sokoloff, Thomas M. Crispi
The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Spokeo v. Robins, a case that has the potential to redefine standing in federal court. The Ninth Circuit’s February 2014 decision permitted plaintiff…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Standing Decisions: County Attorney Yes, Harvard Students No
In high-profile case causing political ripples in Virginia, Amherst County Attorney Emily Bowyer convinced a Bedford County Circuit Court judge, over the objections of Virginia's Attorney General, that she has…
Appellate and Supreme Court
LXBN TV: Supreme Court Ruling in Spokeo Could Dramatically Change Privacy Class Action Lawsuits
The Supreme Court agreeing to take up Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins is flying under the radar a little bit—probably more than it should given its potential impact. While the case revolves…
Consumer Protection Connection
High Court to Decide If Congress Can Let Consumers Sue Over Publication of Inaccurate Personal Information Without Concrete Damages
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari late last month in a case with important implications for consumer privacy and for the ability of Congress generally to create…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Supreme Court to Examine Standing Under FCRA
By Jason C. Gavejian, B. Tyler Philippi
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to hear a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) to determine whether individual consumers have standing to sue a consumer reporting…
Class Actions Insider
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins: Supreme Court to Decide Class Action Standing Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339 (SCOTUSblog page), to decide whether a plaintiff who does not suffer any injury has Article III…