Legal Opinion
Doe v. Obama
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 21, 2011No. 10-1104, 10-1106PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs in this case challenge the federal funding of research involving embryonic stem cells. The district court dismissed the suit for want of standing. We appreciate the sensitivity of the underlying issue and respect the sincerity of arguments on all sides of the question. However, as a matter of law, the principles of standing enunciated by the Supreme Court mandate an affirmance of the judgment.
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Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are…
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