Warth v. Seldin

Warth v. Seldin
Argued March 17, 1975
Decided June 25, 1975
Full case nameWarth, et al. v. Seldin, et al.
Citations422 U.S. 490 (more)
95 S. Ct. 2197; 45 L. Ed. 2d 343; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 76
Case history
PriorCert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Holding
Petitioners lack standing because they did not allege sufficient facts to show that their injuries were caused by the town's zoning practices.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
MajorityPowell, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Rehnquist
DissentDouglas
DissentBrennan, joined by White, Marshall
Laws applied
U.S. Const. Article III

Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court reviewed the concept of judicial standing and affirmed that if the plaintiffs lacked standing, they could not maintain a case against the defendants.