A federal taxpayer sues to challenge a large federal infrastructure appropriation, alleging only that Congress spent too much money and exceeded its constitutional authority. The taxpayer does not allege any personal...
Citations: Frothingham v. Mellon, Flast v. Cohen, Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
A candidate challenges a ballot-access rule that applies only during a 45-day election window. The election ends before appellate review is complete. The candidate states that she will run for the same office in the n...
Citations: Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. ICC, Weinstein v. Bradford, Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
A federal statute requires data brokers to file quarterly reports. DataCo received an agency warning that penalties will begin next month if it does not redesign its systems. Resident, who has no relationship with Dat...
Citations: Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
A nonprofit association of licensed food vendors sues to enjoin a city ordinance that applies to its members. One member has received a citation, the association's mission includes protecting vendors' ability to opera...
Citations: Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission, Warth v. Seldin
A nonprofit plans to publish a report next week that appears to fall within a new disclosure statute. The statute carries civil penalties, the agency has warned similar nonprofits, and the agency refuses to disavow en...
Citations: Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner
A state law penalizes licensed counselors who provide a certain service to clients. Counselor sues, asserting both her own economic injury and the constitutional rights of clients, who face privacy and practical barri...
Citations: Craig v. Boren, Singleton v. Wulff
After a plaintiff sues to challenge a permit policy, City suspends the policy for six months and tells the court it "currently has no plan" to enforce it. City retains authority to reinstate the policy by administrati...
Citations: Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.
An agency rule authorizes factories along a river to discharge a pollutant. Downstream Fishing Club alleges that member fishing trips have been curtailed because fish have disappeared from several affected stretches....
Citations: Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, Massachusetts v. EPA, Murthy v. Missouri
Before enforcing a new statute against anyone, the Governor files an action in federal court asking for a declaration that the statute is constitutional. No regulated party is named, no enforcement order has issued, a...
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, Hayburn's Case, Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Haworth
City adopted an ordinance requiring short-term rental platforms to file monthly reports identifying each host, address, rental date, and amount paid. A platform that refuses to report faces civil penalties of $5,000 p...
Citations: Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, Federal Election Commission v. Akins, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
College cited Student for violating a campus policy that allowed demonstrations only inside a small speech zone. Student filed a federal action seeking nominal damages for the citation, a declaration that the policy w...
Citations: Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
Congress appropriated funds for a national courthouse technology program. The Attorney General used part of the appropriation to buy courtroom software from Vendor. Taxpayer sued in federal court, alleging that the ap...
Citations: Frothingham v. Mellon, Flast v. Cohen, Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife
Driver alleges that police unlawfully stopped him once last year. He seeks damages for the completed stop and an injunction barring the department from using similar tactics against anyone. Driver does not allege that...
Citations: City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, O'Shea v. Littleton
State enacted a medical-records law requiring clinics that prescribe a certain treatment to post patient names and diagnoses on a public registry. Clinic stopped providing the treatment because noncompliance would exp...
Citations: Singleton v. Wulff, Craig v. Boren, Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission, Warth v. Seldin
...and unsupported by standing. How should the court rule? Discuss only justiciability. This essay tests pre-enforcement standing and ripeness without requiring a merits ruling. Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, Abbott La...
Citations: Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
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