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· 3/5/1973

Linda RS v. Richard D.

Citations

  • 410 U.S. 614
  • 93 S. Ct. 1146
  • 35 L. Ed. 2d 536
  • 1973 U.S. LEXIS 99

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that there is no standing because the injury cannot be remedied by the relief sought
  • holding that “a private citizen lacks a judicially cognizable interest in the prosecution or nonprosecution of another”
  • holding that a private citizen lacks a judicially cognizable interest in the prosecution or nonprosecution of another
  • holding that “a private citizen lacks a judicially cognizable interest in the prosecution or nonprosecution of another”
  • concluding that the incentive created by the prospect of jail time was not sufficient to support finding that requested prosecution would result in the payment of child support
  • finding that “appellant has failed to allege a sufficient nexus between her injury and the government action which she attacks” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Marshall

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