A [[party]] to a [[lawsuit]] acquires '''associational standing''' by showing that "(1) its members would otherwise have standing to sue in their own right; (2) the interests it seeks to protect are germane to the organization's purpose; and (3) neither the claims asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of the individual members in the [[lawsuit]]." ''McKinney v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury'', 799 F.2d 1544, 1550 n.13 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (quoting ''Hunt'', 432 U.S. at 343). | A [[party]] to a [[lawsuit]] acquires '''associational standing''' by showing that "(1) its members would otherwise have standing to sue in their own right; (2) the interests it seeks to protect are germane to the organization's purpose; and (3) neither the claims asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of the individual members in the [[lawsuit]]." ''McKinney v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury'', 799 F.2d 1544, 1550 n.13 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (quoting ''Hunt'', 432 U.S. at 343). |