Standing to Sue Is a

question 42

Multiple Choice

Standing to sue is a

• A) requirement that a controversy being brought to court is real and substantial, as opposed to academic or hypothetical.
• B) basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit that arises when the parties in the lawsuit live in different states.
• C) ruling that a person has disobeyed a court order.
• D) basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit that arises when one of the parties is a foreign citizen.
• E) requirement that an individual must have a sufficient stake in a controversy before he or she can bring a lawsuit.

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