Red, I believe Lakin most definitely now has standing. But I also believe that having standing now means nothing. I say this because I also have zip, zero, NADA faith in SCOTUS.
There are now 2 infiltrator justices sitting on that court who have a PERSONAL interest in denying this case or any others. I don’t think standing will mean a thing.
Maybe it’s just a dream, but, if it ever got as far as SCOTUS, there’s an obvious argument that the two juices, er uh, justices appointed by 0 would have to recuse themselves because the implication behind the case is that their appointments would be void as well. Since they have a direct, personal interest in the decision, they are ethically required to recuse.
That would leave a ratio of 5:2 in favor of the conservatives or 4:2:1 if you consider Kennedy to be a wildcard.