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Impact Fund Files Amicus On Behalf Of Military's Diabetic Kids
Article III Standing, Disability Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington Article III Standing, Disability Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington

Impact Fund Files Amicus On Behalf Of Military's Diabetic Kids

Standing is like a light switch; a plaintiff has either alleged an identifiable injury or not. The concept of Article III standing is used by the courts to distinguish between a dispute that is properly before the court, rather than an abstract interest intended to be addressed by the legislature. Given this, the Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit have consistently held that a minimal injury is sufficient to confer standing and have never weighed one’s injury relative to their resources.

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