Warrantless metadata collection, and "what is legal stsnding to sue?"

All U.S.A.

The warrantless collection of meta data and more by the government is a Hydra and many agencies are involved, not just one.

Of the courts that have ruled on the legality of said collection, most who have sued were told eventually that they don't have legal standing to sue for the data; and that state secrets privileges apply.

In what case would a person, group, or entity have everything required of " standing" in order to sue and prevail? What would a " "dream case" of meeting all criterion of legal standing look like?

notanonanymore said:

All U.S.A.

The warrantless collection of meta data and more by the government is a Hydra and many agencies are involved, not just one.

Of the courts that have ruled on the legality of said collection, most who have sued were told eventually that they don't have legal standing to sue for the data; and that state secrets privileges apply.

In what case would a person, group, or entity have everything required of " standing" in order to sue and prevail? What would a " "dream case" of meeting all criterion of legal standing look like?

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I am not sure what the purpose of your question is - are you looking for an answer to a homework question, or for a debate, or do you have a personal legal concern, or are you just curious?

Standing to sue very simply means that the party suing must have a legally protectable and tangible interest at stake in the litigation. But, just because a party has standing to sue, this does not mean that the party will prevail in a suit. That will always depend on the facts that are present in any one case.

Because I am not sure what you are looking for here, I will simply add one link to a case that addresses the Patriot Act's Section 215, and the warrantless collection of metadata, and leave it at that.

American Civil Liberties Union, et al v. James R. Clapper, et al:
https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/clapper-ca2-opinion.pdf