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Erwin Chemerinsky: Who has standing to appeal Prop. 8 ruling?

By Alliance Alert

Erwin Chemerinsky writing in the Los Angeles Times: "Article III of the U.S. Constitution restricts federal courts to deciding 'cases' and 'controversies.' The Supreme Court long has held that in order to meet this requirement, a person or group pursuing legal action must have standing, a status conferred only on those who have suffered a direct, concrete injury. An ideological objection to a government action, no matter how strongly felt, is insufficient for standing."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on August 16, 2010 (boomark / email).