Opinion ID: 2628312
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: traditional standing tests

Text: In order to have standing to file suit in Kansas courts, the appellants must also demonstrate that they meet the traditional requirements for standing previously articulated by this court. See FACT, 268 Kan. at 807, 810-11, 1 P.3d 884. In particular, a person must demonstrate that he or she suffered a cognizable injury and that there is a causal connection between the injury and the challenged conduct. See Moorhouse v. City of Wichita, 259 Kan. 570, 574, 913 P.2d 172 (1996); Harrison v. Long, 241 Kan. 174, 176-77, 734 P.2d 1155, appeal dismissed 484 U.S. 804, 108 S.Ct. 50, 98 L.Ed.2d 15 (1987). An association has standing to sue on behalf of its members when (1) the members have standing to sue individually; (2) the interests the association seeks to protect are germane to the organization's purpose; and (3) neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested require participation of individual members. [Citation omitted.] NEA-Coffeyville v. U.S.D. No. 445, 268 Kan. 384, 387, 996 P.2d 821 (2000). In its petition for review, Waste Connections argues that the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the appellants had standing under these traditional standards because (1) it relied on a previous decision of the Court of Appeals, not on the record in this case, to determine that Tri-County had associational standing; (2) it did not state whether the Board had associational standing under the NEA-Coffeyville standard; and (3) it did not consider whether Holland had standing to challenge the action, as he has apparently died during the pendency of this appeal. Each of these arguments is considered in turn.