 The lower court was sharply divided on whether the petitioners had "standing", a personalized injury creating a right to claim remedial action from the government through the courts (i.e., rather than to seek favorable action by pressing for supportive legislation).One of the three judges found no standing while a second of the three postponed a factual decision for any later trial.Although it had granted "certiorari", the Supreme Court could have revisited the question of standing to dodge a difficult decision and dismiss the case for lack of standing.