AG ​Ellison announced that Minnesota has filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court urging the Court to clarify and limit the doctrine of municipal taxpayer standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. The brief was joined by a bipartisan coalition of states committed to preserving constitutional limits on federal court jurisdiction.

“Federal courts exist to resolve real cases and controversies—not abstract disagreements about public policy. When courts allow lawsuits to proceed without a concrete financial injury tied to a taxpayer’s own pocketbook, they blur the constitutional line between the judiciary and the political branches.” – AG Ellison