Topic
Every decision we've filed under Standing.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Confederate memorials on public land. The court held that the plaintiff lacked standing because his objection to the monuments was a generalized grievance rather than a concrete, particularized injury.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment allowing Wilmington Savings to enforce a Texas home equity loan and foreclose on the property. The court rejected challenges based on service, standing, and limitations.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Michael Townes's complaint against federal agencies for lack of Article III standing and because the claims were premature. The court held that Townes failed to allege a real and immediate threat of future harm and that his request for relief would necessarily imply the invalidity of his existing conviction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a dismissal of a complaint alleging that Customs and Border Protection unreasonably delayed action on petitions regarding forced child labor in cocoa imports. The court held that the plaintiff organization failed to establish organizational standing because it did not demonstrate a concrete injury to its specific activities.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that barred a chemical plant from exceeding its Clean Water Act permit limits. The court held that while the plaintiff had standing, the district court erred in finding irreparable harm based on legal and factual mistakes.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment because the plaintiff lacked contractual standing to sue under the insurance policies. However, the court vacated the denial of the motion to amend and remanded the case to allow the addition of new plaintiffs who may have standing.
The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's dismissal for lack of standing, finding that plaintiffs alleged a concrete economic injury from paying for unusable water. However, the court affirmed the dismissal for failure to state a claim, ruling that plaintiffs failed to allege constitutionally inadequate process for their billing disputes.
The en banc Ninth Circuit reversed a district court order striking a claimant's civil forfeiture claim based on alleged deficiencies in his responses to special interrogatories. The court held that the claimant had established sufficient standing and that the case-ending sanction was an abuse of discretion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a veteran's survivor challenging a denial of a clear and unmistakable error claim. The court held that the survivor lacked standing to bring such a claim under established precedent.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging three executive orders on energy policy. The court held that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing because their alleged injuries were too speculative and the requested relief was beyond the power of the federal courts.