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· 5/20/1996

United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Group, Inc.

Citations

  • 517 U.S. 544
  • 116 S. Ct. 1529
  • 134 L. Ed. 2d 758
  • 1996 U.S. LEXIS 2956

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  • recognizing that the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., grants unions standing to sue on behalf of its members
  • recognizing that the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., grants unions standing to sue on behalf of its members
  • holding that prong three of the Hunt associational standing test is a prudential limitation on jurisdiction that Congress can abrogate
  • recognizing that “ ‘individual participation’ is not normally necessary when an association seeks prospective or injunctive relief for its members.”
  • holding that absent congressional authorization to the contrary, an organization cannot establish associational standing to seek damages on behalf of its members
  • recognizing that “‘individual participation’ is not normally necessary when an association seeks prospective or injunctive relief for its members”

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Judges: Souter

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