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Every decision we've filed under Standing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking a Louisiana statute requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. The court held that the statute violates the Establishment Clause and that the plaintiffs have standing to challenge it.
The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal that held federal judges lacked the power to order systemic reforms in West Virginia's foster care system. The appellate court affirmed that federal courts have both the authority and the duty to remedy constitutional violations through comprehensive injunctive relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed petitions for review filed by three environmental organizations challenging an Environmental Protection Agency order. The court held that all petitioners lacked Article III standing to challenge the agency's grant of primary enforcement authority to the State of Louisiana.
The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Helms-Burton Act claims, holding that the statute's two-year time bar is a statute of repose that runs from the defendant's last culpable act. Because the plaintiffs' allegations of trafficking predated their complaints by more than two years and the presidential suspensions of the right to sue did not toll the repose period, the claims were time-barred.
The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Helms-Burton Act claims, holding that the statute's two-year time bar is a statute of repose that cannot be tolled by presidential suspensions. Consequently, claims based on conduct occurring more than two years before filing are permanently barred, and remaining timely allegations failed to plausibly allege trafficking.
The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Helms-Burton Act claims, holding that the statute's two-year time bar is a statute of repose that cannot be tolled by presidential suspensions. Consequently, claims based on conduct occurring more than two years before filing were barred, and remaining allegations failed to plausibly allege trafficking.
The Second Circuit vacated a dismissal, holding that Connecticut lawyers have Article III standing to challenge a new bar rule restricting speech. The court found the plaintiffs plausibly alleged a credible threat of enforcement that chills their First Amendment rights.
The Second Circuit held that a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by a former resident of a transitional adult home was moot because the state amended regulations and allowed his return. The court clarified that while the plaintiff had standing when the suit was filed, subsequent events eliminated his concrete stake in the outcome.
The Second Circuit vacated a district court ruling that found New York City's Guaranty Law unconstitutional, holding that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing at the summary judgment stage. Because the City has disavowed any intent to enforce the law against the landlords, there is no credible threat of injury to redress through federal court.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the government's suit to compel registration under the Foreign Agents Registration Act because the alleged agent ceased his activities years before the lawsuit was filed. The court held that FARA registration obligations are prospective and expire when an individual stops acting on behalf of a foreign principal.