Warth v. Seldin
United States Supreme Court
422 U.S. 490 (1975)
Relevant factsFree
Various plaintiffs -- low- and middle-income individuals claiming exclusion from Penfield, neighboring-city taxpayers, and several civic, homebuilder, and housing-advocacy associations (plaintiffs) -- sued Penfield and its officials (defendants), alleging the town's zoning ordinances unconstitutionally excluded affordable housing; the district court and court of appeals held none of the plaintiffs had standing, and the plaintiffs sought Supreme Court review.
IssueFree
Whether a complaint must sufficiently allege a causal relationship between a claimed injury and the challenged government act, along with a personalized and concrete injury, to establish standing.