Warth v. Seldin
1975 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court reviewed the concept of judicial standing and affirmed that if the plaintiffs lacked standing, they could not maintain a case against the defendants.
Quick Facts Warth v. Seldin, Argued March 17, 1975 Decided June 25, 1975 ...
Warth v. Seldin | |
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Argued March 17, 1975 Decided June 25, 1975 | |
Full case name | Warth, et al. v. Seldin, et al. |
Citations | 422 U.S. 490 (more) 95 S. Ct. 2197; 45 L. Ed. 2d 343; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 76 |
Case history | |
Prior | Cert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Holding | |
Petitioners lack standing to sue when not directly injured by the defendant. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Powell, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
Dissent | Douglas |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by White, Marshall |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Article III |
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