Galveston Open Government Project v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GREGG COSTA, District Judge.

Given the number of public issues that end up in federal court, one could understandably think that just about anyone may sue over just about anything. But the Constitution only empowers federal courts to decide “cases” and “controversies.” U.S. Const, art. Ill, § 2, cl. 1. “ ‘One of the controlling elements in the definition of a case or controversy under Article III’ is standing.” Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., 551 U.S. 587, 598, 127 S.Ct. 2553, 168 L.Ed.2d 424 (2007) (quoting ASARCO, Inc. v. Kadish, 490 U.S. 605, 613, 109…