Opinion ID: 1953840
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Heading: kwik shop's standing

Text: To have standing to challenge the federal or state constitutionality of a statute, the contestant must be one who is, or is about to be, adversely affected by the language in question and must show that as a consequence of the alleged unconstitutionality, the contestant is deprived of a constitutionally protected right. State v. Fellman, 236 Neb. 850, 464 N.W.2d 181 (1991); State v. Crowdell, 234 Neb. 469, 451 N.W.2d 695 (1990); State v. Monastero, 228 Neb. 818, 424 N.W.2d 837 (1988). As Kwik Shop challenges a number of provisions within the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, this standard must be applied to each challenge individually. Kwik Shop's constitutional challenges can be divided into two groups: those which challenge the standards used by local governing bodies in determining whether to grant licenses and those which challenge the local governing bodies' authority as to existing licenses and licensed premises. Kwik Shop's challenges on the latter are premature and made without standing. As stated above, to have standing, a contestant must show that he or she is, or is about to be, adversely affected by the language in question. Kwik Shop's challenges are made as an applicant only; consequently, it lacks standing to challenge provisions which apply only to licensed premises. As such, we will not address these attacks to the statute. As to Kwik Shop's challenges concerning the constitutionality of the standards used by local governing bodies in determining whether to grant licenses, standing is established. To have standing, as stated above, one must be adversely affected by the language in question and must show that as a consequence of the alleged unconstitutionality, the contestant is deprived of a constitutionally protected right. Kwik Shop has been adversely affected by the relevant provisions of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act by the Council's denial of its applications. Thus, Kwik Shop has standing to challenge only those provisions of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act which relate to license applicants.