Supreme Court· 5/19/2016

Luna Torres v. Lynch

Citations

578 U.S. 452
136 S. Ct. 1619
194 L. Ed. 2d 737
2016 U.S. LEXIS 3351
84 U.S.L.W. 4297
26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 151

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first element of standing requires plaintiff must have suffered an injury in fact
“The plainness or ambiguity of statutory language is determined by reference to the language itself, the specific context in which that language is used, and the broader context of the statute as a whole.”

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