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The judicial branch's abuse of "standing" to refuse to hear cases is one of the great injustices in USA. This was a huge deal in the USA PATRIOT domestic spyi
by tamana 11y ago
The judicial branch's abuse of "standing" to refuse to hear cases is one of the great injustices in USA.
This was a huge deal in the USA PATRIOT domestic spying cases, where courts refused to hear lawsuits about spying, because plaintiffs couldn't prove they were being spied on before they won the right to collect evidence, because it was illegal for libraries/banks/IT companies disclose the spying!
- themartorana 11y agoI completely agree. In civil suits it may make sense, but when someone brings up a possible violation of federal law by another party, they shouldn't have to be harmed directly, they're helping prevent their fellow citizens from being harmed by someone or something breaking established law. It's really sad.