Diamond v. Charles
1986 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diamond v. Charles, 476 U.S. 54 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court case that determined that citizens do not have Article III standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state statute in federal court unless they possess a "direct stake" in the outcome.
Quick Facts Diamond v. Charles, Argued November 5, 1985 Decided April 30, 1986 ...
Diamond v. Charles | |
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Argued November 5, 1985 Decided April 30, 1986 | |
Full case name | Eugene F. Diamond and Jasper F. Williams, et al. v. Allan G. Charles et al. |
Citations | 476 U.S. 54 (more) 106 S. Ct. 1697; 90 L. Ed. 2d 48 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
Holding | |
The State of Illinois, by failing to appeal, has indicated no direct interest in upholding the four sections of the Abortion Law at issue. A private party whose own conduct is neither implicated nor threatened by a criminal statute has no judicially cognizable interest in the statute's defense. The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Powell, Stevens, Burger (Part I), Rehnquist (Part I), O'Connor (Part I), White |
Concurrence | O'Connor (in part and in the judgment), joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | White (in the judgment) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. III §2 |
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