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Reading The Standing Tea Leaves In American Electric Power V. Connecticut, Bradford Mank
Reading The Standing Tea Leaves In American Electric Power V. Connecticut, Bradford Mank
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In American Electric Power v. Connecticut (AEP), the U.S. Supreme Court by an equally divided vote of four to four affirmed the Second Circuit’s decision finding standing and jurisdiction in the case. Even though it did not announce the identities of the justices who voted for standing and against standing, the AEP decision took the unusual step of providing some explanation for how the Court divided on the standing question, and, as a result, provided important information about the positions of the justices on the issue. While it is not binding as a decision for the lower courts except …