A TAKE ON “SPECIAL SOLICITUDE” IN STATE STANDING: RECONCILING THE UNRECONCILABLE.

The article "A Take on 'Special Solicitude' in State Standing: Reconciling the Unreconcilable" delves into the concept of state standing in legal cases, specifically examining conflicting opinions in Massachusetts v. EPA and U.S. v. Texas. It analyzes the impact of Massachusetts v. EPA on state standing since 2007, particularly in parens patriae suits, and discusses the use of "special solicitude" in state standing cases. The article highlights the limited precedential impact of Massachusetts v. EPA on state standing and its practical implications for future legal cases involving state suits against the federal government, emphasizing the narrow decision in U. S. v. Texas. [Extracted from the article]