Plaintiff, a Massachusetts non-profit corporation organized as a religious institution, filed a lawsuit against the Indiana attorney general and a county prosecutor in their official capacities, seeking an injunction against the enforcement of an Indiana state law that prohibits and criminalizes the telehealth provision of medication intended to induce abortions. The district court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss by finding that plaintiff lacked standing on behalf of its members and plaintiff appealed. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the district court did not err in finding that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue. The appellate court explained that the plaintiff did not identify any member who was in fact injured, precluding subject matter jurisdiction on the grounds of associational standing. (EASTERBROOK and KIRSCH, concurring)
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Standing