Third Party Standing - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition third-party-standing

third-party standing

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: standing sometimes granted to a party claiming to protect the rights or interests of a third party compare batson challenge NOTE: Third-party standing is granted esp. when a statute is challenged as unconstitutionally overbroad or when a party (such as a criminal defendant) challenges the exclusion of a juror who is being denied equal protection by being excluded esp. because of race or gender.