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| − | A party 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 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). |
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| − | [[category:standing]] | + | [[category:associational standing]] |
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A party 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).