Standing, Out of Nothing

This is Part 3 of a series examining the Supreme Court in light of its recent, radical rulings. Today’s topic is “standing”—the principle where the Court is only supposed to take on cases where there has been a real injury or harm to a party. A key curb upon the Supreme Court’s power is “standing.” That is to say, the Court is only supposed to hear cases where at least one of the parties has a basis to “stand” before it and plead its case. The root of this limitation lies directly in the Constitution within Article III, which says the judiciary can only decide an actual “case or controversy.”