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Standing

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A quick definition of Standing:

Standing, also known as locus standi, is the ability of a person or group to bring a lawsuit to court. In order to have standing, the person or group must have suffered or will suffer direct harm that can be fixed by the court. This means that they must have a real problem that the court can solve. In federal court, the harm must be related to a constitutional issue and not just because someone is unhappy with a government action or law. The Supreme Court has a three-part test to determine if someone has standing to sue: they must have suffered a real injury, there must be a connection between the injury and the issue brought to court, and the court must be able to fix the injury.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Standing, also known as locus standi, refers to the legal capacity of a party to bring a lawsuit in court.

In state courts, the laws of each state determine what constitutes standing. Generally, plaintiffs must have suffered or will suffer direct harm or injury, and this harm must be capable of being redressed.

In federal courts, legal actions cannot be brought simply because an individual or group is unhappy with a government action or law. Federal courts only have the constitutional authority to resolve actual disputes, known as a "case or controversy."

The Supreme Court has established a three-part test to determine whether a party has standing to sue in federal court:

  1. The plaintiff must have suffered an "injury in fact," which means the injury is of a legally protected interest that is concrete and actual or imminent.
  2. There must be a causal connection between the injury and the conduct brought before the court.
  3. A favorable decision by the court must be likely, rather than speculative, to redress the injury.

An example of standing in state court would be a person who was injured in a car accident bringing a lawsuit against the driver who caused the accident. The plaintiff has suffered direct harm, and the harm can be redressed by the court ordering the driver to pay damages.

An example of standing in federal court would be a group of environmental activists bringing a lawsuit against a company for polluting a river. The plaintiffs must show that they have suffered a concrete and particularized injury, such as being unable to fish in the polluted river, and that the company's actions caused this harm. They must also show that a favorable decision by the court, such as ordering the company to clean up the river, is likely to redress their injury.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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