[Lmo56]

I never said that standing was a law. Technically it is a doctrine.

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And a doctrine has no force or effect of law ...

[BuckeyeTexan]

If a judge dismisses a case for lack of standing, he has ruled that the plaintiff has no legal right to bring the suit. That’s force and effect in my book.

[OldDeckHand]

"And a doctrine has no force or effect of law ..."

I have no idea what that even means.

There are dozens and dozens of legal doctrines that are fully articulated in American jurisprudence and specifically common law. To say a doctrine established by precedent "has no force or effect of law", just couldn't be more inaccurate.