plaintiffs challenged constitutionality of zoning practices in Penfield, NY that prohibited the construction of multi-family dwellings and low-income housing
Court found that there was no standing because there was no way to show that their injuries would be redressed by invalidating the statute
Third Party Standing
General rule is you cannot bring a suit for someone else; the person injured should bring the claim, and courts don’t like to resolve constitutional issues unless they have to
Exception to general rule has two components
The relationship of the litigant to the person whose right he seeks to assert
If the enjoyment of the right is inextricably bound up with the activity the litigant wishes to pursue, the court at least can be sure that its construction of the right is not unnecessary in the sense that the right’s enjoyment will be unaffected by the outcome of the suit
The ability of the third party to assert his or her own right