Topic
Every decision we've filed under Standing.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a default judgment entered against a pro se litigant who failed to comply with discovery orders in a conversion and defamation dispute. The court rejected five appellate arguments challenging the judgment, including claims regarding standing, due process, and judicial bias.
The First Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging administrative fees on court-held funds and affirmed the dismissal of a claim regarding accrued interest. The court found the fee claim violated the automatic stay under PROMESA and the interest claim failed for lack of standing.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit because the plaintiff lacked Article III standing. The court instructed the lower court to dismiss the case without prejudice and to deny the motion to amend as futile.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion for summary affirmance in a criminal forfeiture appeal. The court held that the appellant failed to establish standing and did not properly challenge the district court's procedural rulings.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a challenge to Texas ballot-qualification rules. The court held the plaintiff lacked standing and that the pre-filing bar was properly imposed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a civil action for lack of standing. The appellate court also upheld the denial of leave to amend the complaint.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court dismissal, holding that three Georgia death-row prisoners alleged sufficient facts to establish standing. The court found the prisoners faced a realistic danger of imminent injury due to unequal clemency preparation conditions compared to other inmates.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a securities fraud suit, holding that shareholders who exchanged preferred stock for new company shares purchased securities for value. The court clarified that a stock-for-stock exchange in a spinoff satisfies the statutory standing requirements under the Securities Act of nineteen thirty-three.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court ruling that struck down a Daytona Beach ordinance restricting panhandling. The court held that while the ordinance imposed unconstitutional content-based restrictions on speech, the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge several specific provisions.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court ruling that struck down most of Daytona Beach's panhandling ordinance. The court held that while the ordinance's content-based restrictions on speech fail strict scrutiny, the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge several specific provisions.