821 F. Supp. 2d 110 - Kucinich v. Obama’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 4 district ·
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Applies 50 U.S.C. § 1544
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · Allen v. Wright · Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
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“plaintiff legislators must be without legislative recourse before they may turn to the courts to seek their desired remedy.... [The plaintiffs] have not demonstrated that they are without a legislative remedy.... By contending that their votes were nullified, despite seemingly acknowledging that they retain legislative remedies, the plaintiffs’ arguments overlook the important role political remedies have in the standing analysis. In the end, the availability of effective political remedies goes to the very heart of the standing analysis....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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