· 4/15/2011
Dearth v. Holder
Citations
- 641 F.3d 499
- 395 U.S. App. D.C. 133
- 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 7737
- 2011 WL 1437379
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Dearth has standing because “the challenged provisions have ... thwarted [his] best efforts to acquire a firearm”
- holding that Dearth has standing because “the challenged provisions have . . . thwarted [his] best efforts to acquire a firearm”
- holding that in cases seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, a plaintiff must show that it is “suffering an ongoing injury or faces an immediate threat of injury” to have standing to seek relief
- explaining that to obtain forward-looking relief, the plaintiff “must show [she] is suffering an ongoing injury or faces an immediate threat of injury”
- affirming that the petitioner suffered a cognizable injury where “the federal regulatory scheme thwarts his continuing desire to purchase a firearm”
- affirming that the petitioner suffered a cognizable injury where “the federal regulatory scheme thwarts his continuing desire to purchase a firearm”
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Judges: Ginsburg, Henderson, Kavanaugh
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