“Standing” generally refers to the ability of an individual to file a claim in court. It essentially asks whether a person has a right to obtain relief in court. “Standing is a jurisdictional matter antecedent to the right to relief.” State ex rel. Williams v. Marsh, 626 S.W.2d 223, 227 n. 6 (Mo. 1982). Standing…
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Mootness on Appeal
Courts can generally only render an opinion or judgment when there is actually a controversy in a case. Legally, this means that a party filing a lawsuit must have “standing” and there must be a “justiciable” controversy. This exists when a party has an interest in the subject matter of the suit that gives it a…
Justiciability, Declaratory Judgments
A plaintiff needs to have legal standing in order to make a claim in court. Standing is often synonymous with justiciability, but the former is simply part of the latter. A justiciable controversy exists where (1) the plaintiff has a legally protectable interest at stake, (2) a substantial controversy exists between the parties with genuinely adverse…