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In order to help navigating in and around our series about standing that was posted during the last two weeks, the following index may help: Words(s) of the month – standing posted October 16, 2019, from Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th ed., Bryan A. Garner, Editor …Continue Reading Index to blog post series about standing
Ecosystems, such as lakes, valleys, and forests, are treated by the courts, for the most part, in the same way that animals or species are, when it comes to legal standing to sue. (See our recent posts: Do Animals Have Standing? parts 1 & 2) …Continue Reading Do Ecosystems Have Standing?
A dolphin walked up to the bar in Massachusetts, but was told it had no standing. Well, at least legally. A male dolphin named Kama was named as a plaintiff in a case in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts …Continue Reading Do Animals Have Standing to Sue? Part 2: Animals filing as individuals
“[The Palila] wings its way into the federal court as a plaintiff in its own right.” With these words in 1988, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the 9th Circuit gave hope to animal rights supporters everywhere that animals could finally sue …Continue Reading Do Animals Have Standing to Sue? Part 1: Animals filing as species.
“Corporations are people, my friend.”— Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, (Aug. 11. 2011) Artificial person. (17c) An entity, such as a corporation, created by law and given certain legal rights and duties of a human being; a being, real or imaginary, who for the …Continue Reading Do Corporations Have Standing?
From Justice William O. Douglas’ dissent in Sierra Club v Morton, 405 U.S. 727, 741 (1972) : “The critical question of ‘standing’ would be simplified and also put neatly in focus if we fashioned a federal rule that allowed environmental issues to be litigated before federal …Continue Reading Do Trees Have Standing?
Words of law is a regular feature of Massachusetts Law Updates, highlighting a particular word or phrase and its meaning in law. Today’s word is standing. standing n. (1924) A party’s right to make a legal claim or seek judicial enforcement of a duty or right. • To have …Continue Reading Word(s) of the month – standing
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