Private rights
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In the United States, a private right is one that a private citizen can vindicate in court. Compare public rights. There must be a private right for a citizen to have a claim. To have a private right of action, a citizen must be able to show that she has "sustained or is immediately in danger of sustaining some direct injury" and not that she "suffers in some indefinite way in common with people generally." Frothingham v. Mellon, 262 U.S. 447, 488 (1923).
[edit] References
- Black's Law Dictionary
- Frothingham v. Mellon, 262 U.S. 447
- Hart & Weschler's Federal Courts and the Federal Court System, 5th ed. (2003)
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