IANAL, but I believe that to have 'standing' you must show that you have been affected or harmed by the law in question.
The petitioners were claiming that they should have standing without demonstrating that they had been affected or harmed by the law in question. To rule in favor of the petitioners would have been to throw out the entire principle of 'standing'.
In a hypothetical future case, where the petitioners did have evidence of harm, they would not be prohibited by today's ruling from making a successful petition despite the State's lack of interest in defending the law.
At least that is how it seems to my amateur and cursory review of today's decision.
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IANAL, but I believe that to have 'standing' you must show that you have been affected or harmed by the law in question.
The petitioners were claiming that they should have standing without demonstrating that they had been affected or harmed by the law in question. To rule in favor of the petitioners would have been to throw out the entire principle of 'standing'.
In a hypothetical future case, where the petitioners did have evidence of harm, they would not be prohibited by today's ruling from making a successful petition despite the State's lack of interest in defending the law.
At least that is how it seems to my amateur and cursory review of today's decision.