Munsell v. Department of Agriculture

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that when an association sues on behalf of its members, its claims become moot if its members’ claims become moot
• holding that an association’s challenge to an agency enforcement action was moot because the plaintiff members’ claims were moot
• noting that the “special factors” part of the Bivens analysis involves a • “common-law balancing test”
• noting that the “special factors” part of the Bivens analysis involves a “common-law balancing test”
• noting that where a party has “no clear plans to reopen,” mere “speculation that a business could again decide to operate” does not establish a live controversy
• concluding requirement was non-jurisdictional but affirming dismissal on alternative ground supported by record

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).