Viasat, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

Casebooks

Administrative Law

• Glicksman, 4th Ed.

Key Terms

• StandingA legal doctrine limiting the right to sue to those parties who can show some injury to their legal rights, a specific grievance or impact that can be remedied by judicial action, or a statutory basis for bringing a suit.
• ImminentWhen an event will occur without a significant delay but not necessarily immediately.
• Prudential StandingAdditional limitations on constitutional standing created by the courts, requiring that the plaintiff be asserting his own right that is within the zone of interest protected by the law and not merely a generalized grievance and, in most cases, not be a third-party plaintiff.
• Administrative Procedure Act (APA)5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq. Foundational statute for modern federal-agency regulatory action.
• Zone of Interests TestA judicial rule that, in order for a party to have standing to challenge a federal agency's implementation of a statute, the party's interest must not be inconsistent with or only marginally related to the zone of interests that the statute regulates or protects.
• Federal Communications CommissionA federal agency created by Congress in 1934 to regulate interstate communications.
• Article III StandingA doctrine that anchors federal court jurisdiction in the constitutional Article III requirement that federal courts hear only actual cases or controversies. The party invoking federal jurisdiction must show injury in fact, causation, and redressability.
• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)An environmental statute that requires federal agencies to incorporate environmental considerations into decision-making by preparing a detailed environmental impact statement for major federal actions that significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
• Associational-Standing DoctrineAlso called the representational-standing doctrine, holds that an organization has standing if its members would have standing, if the interests the organization asserts are related to its purpose, and if neither the claim nor the remedy requires the participation of individual members.