State v. Stubbs

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 125,003 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRIAN S. STUBBS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Under the jurisdictional case-or-controversy requirement implicit in the Kansas Constitution's separation of powers, parties must show that they have standing to make a legal claim. To establish standing in Kansas courts, parties must satisfy a two-part test: they must demonstrate both a cognizable injury and a causal connection between the injury and the challenged conduct. How these general principles play out in any given case depends on the legal claim…