Redressability

Redressability is the third leg of the standing test, after injury and causation. Even if a plaintiff has been hurt by the defendant, they have to show that the court can do something useful about it. If the harm would continue no matter what the court ruled, the case lacks redressability and cannot move forward. Money damages, court orders, and declaratory judgments can all satisfy redressability depending on the case. The point of the rule is to make sure courts decide live disputes, not academic ones.