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by caeril 1089 days ago
> thrown it out due to lack of standing

IANAL, but my understanding is that courts will make rulings without standing all the time. Most commonly in cases where constitutionality of a new law or statute is raised, without the law having gone into effect yet, not having affected anyone.

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No new law or statute was raised.

She and her lawyer made up a hypothetical scenario, submitted it as a legal injury to the court, and the SCOTUS ruled on it anyway.

Seriously, that lawyer deserves to be disbarred for knowingly filing false info.