Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland, Inc., et al. v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.
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Can an organization that does not claim membership or representational standing, attain first party standing sufficient to satisfy the concrete and discernible injury requirements of Article III of the United States Constitution, by showing only that 1) the relief sought, if granted, would advance the organization's voluntarily chosen mission statement, and 2) that the organization has expended resources toward the same end?
QUESTION PRESENTED In a civil action arising under a Federal question, can an organization that does not claim membership or representational standing, attain first party standing sufficient to satisfy the concrete and discernible injury requirements of Article III of the United States Constitution, by showing only that 1) the relief sought, if granted, would advance the organization’s voluntarily chosen mission statement, and 2) that the organization has expended resources toward the same end?