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'''Standing''' is the legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something actually at stake in a dispute has standing to bring a lawsuit. Only one of the petitioners needs to have standing to permit the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to consider the petition for review:

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'''Standing''' is the legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something actually at stake in a dispute has standing to bring a lawsuit.

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{{cquote|To qualify for standing, a claimant must present an injury that is concrete, particularized, and actual or imminent; fairly traceable to the defendant's challenged behavior; and likely to be redressed by a favorable ruling.}}

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''Davis v. FEC'', 128 S. Ct. 2759, 2768 (2008).

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Only one of the petitioners needs to have standing to permit the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to consider the petition for review:

*''[[Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc.]]'', 547 U.S. 47, 52, n. 2, 126 S. Ct. 1297, 164 L. Ed. 2d 156 (2006).

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*''[[Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife]]''

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In [[Establishment Clause]] cases, plaintiffs challenge religion in public life based on two separate types of standing: (1) taxpayer standing, and (2) non-economic injury, such as alleged offense or feeling of exclusion. ''See Flast v. Cohen''; ''~~and~~ Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation''.

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In [[Establishment Clause]] cases, plaintiffs challenge religion in public life based on two separate types of standing: (1) taxpayer standing, and (2) non-economic injury, such as alleged offense or feeling of exclusion. ''See Flast v. Cohen'' and ''Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation''.

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