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Staff Report//January 29, 2026//
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his complaint for lack of standing.
Where plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to plausibly claim that he suffered an injury caused by defendants, the district court correctly dismissed the case.
Judgment is affirmed.
McClanahan v. Trump (MLW No. 84277/Case No. 25-3007 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Harpool, J.
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