Legal Opinion
Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 2017No. 16–605PublishedCited by 611 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
Must a litigant possess Article III standing in order to intervene of right under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2) ? The parties do not dispute-and we hold-that such an intervenor must meet the requirements of Article III if the intervenor wishes to pursue relief not requested by a plaintiff. In the present case, it is unclear whether the intervenor seeks different relief, and the Court of Appeals did not resolve this threshold issue. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand for that court to determine whether the intervenor seeks such additional relief.
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