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February 26, 2013
SCOTUS Decision in Clapper v. Amnesty International: Article III Standing
Today the Supreme Court decided Clapper v. Amnesty International (No. 11-1025), covered earlier here. By a 5-to-4 vote, it found that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing to challenge the 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Justice Alito wrote the majority opinion (joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas) and Justice Breyer wrote the dissent (joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan).
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February 26, 2013 in Federal Courts, Recent Decisions, Standing, Supreme Court Cases | Permalink
