Legal Opinion
Arthur West v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 18, 2017No. 15-5107PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The Constitution limits our “judicial Power” to “Cases” and “Controversies,” U.S. Const, art. Ill, § 2, cl. 1, and there is no justiciable case or controversy unless the plaintiff has standing, Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 102, 118 S.Ct. 1003, 140 L.Ed.2d 210 (1998). To stave off dismissal for lack of standing, the plaintiff must sufficiently allege a “concrete and particularized” injury that is “fairly traceable to the challenged action of the defendant” and “likely” to be “redressed by a favorable decision.” Lujan v. Defenders…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by110 opinions
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- Electronic Privacy Information Center v. US Department of Commerce and Bureau of the CensusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- Abulhawa v. United States Department of the TreasuryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
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