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Standing And Statistical Persons: A Risk-Based Approach To Standing, Bradford Mank
Standing And Statistical Persons: A Risk-Based Approach To Standing, Bradford Mank
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This Article proposes that any individual has standing to challenge government action that exposes her to an increased lifetime risk of 1 in 1 million or greater of death or serious injury. Because most regulation involves statistical probabilities of harm, a plaintiff challenging a government regulatory action or inaction as insufficiently protective cannot demonstrate that he or she would likely be harmed by the allegedly inadequate regulation, but merely that a different regulation might reduce the probability of future harm. The beneficiaries of a suit seeking better government regulation are, therefore, statistical persons rather than identifiable persons. By contrast, standing …
Standing And Future Generations: Does Massachusetts V. Epa Open Standing For Generations To Come?, Bradford Mank
Standing And Future Generations: Does Massachusetts V. Epa Open Standing For Generations To Come?, Bradford Mank
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
Many issues, especially potential environmental catastrophes caused by climate change, affect not just the living, but also future generations. The bias in our political system against addressing the interests of future generations poses serious obstacles in solving long-term environmental problems such as global warming. Because future generations cannot vote, unelected federal judges are more suited to protect their interests than the political branches.
An important question is whether anyone has standing to sue on behalf of future generations in the federal courts. The Supreme Court's Article III standing test requires plaintiffs to demonstrate that they have personally suffered an injury …