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Clapper v Amnesty International USA

568 U.S. 398 (2013)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Standing requires certainly impending injury; speculative fear of future government surveillance does not suffice to establish Article III standing.

Key Principle

Plaintiffs cannot establish standing based on speculative fear of future surveillance; threatened injury must be certainly impending, not merely possible.

Area of Law

procedure

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