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Membership nonprofit lacks associational standing

Membership nonprofit lacks associational standing

Membership nonprofit lacks associational standing

A nonprofit membership organization including more than 700 prison inmates lacks associational standing to bring suit alleging Constitutional and statutory violations from use of excessive physical force in a state “medical unit.” In a non-precedential decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court decision dismissing the nonprofit from the case. The Prison Justice League and a single inmate sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and several department administrators claiming excessive use of force in a state facility, but the trial court dismissed the nonprofit’s involvement. On appeal, the Court said that associational standing was available for an...

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