1. Standing. The number of food poisonings in the city of Seattle, Washington, has been on

the rise ever since the city has relaxed its permitting process to make it easier for people to

own and operate their own food carts. In responses to concerns about the lack of tough

food and health safety standards for food carts, the Washington legislature recently passed

a law requiring all food carts to be inspected twice a year rather than annually. The second

inspection will be unannounced. Failure to meet 10 out of 12 health and safety codes will

result in significant fines and possible closure of the cart. The codes violations will then be

publicly posted on the state's website. Paulina, a retired school teacher from Vancouver,

Washington, who has a passion for cooking, has always wanted to open her own food cart.

She has saved enough money to start a little food cart business. But she hasn't bought a

food cart yet and plans to do so in a year. She is very upset about the new law. She does not

want to be subjected to two inspections a year when she does decide to purchase a food

cart, as they will undoubtedly disrupt her potential business. She is also worried that if the

inspection was to occur on a day in which she is not prepared, then she would be heavily

fined. Even if the fines were not heavy, she might lose customers as a result of the

violations. She is also upset that the current food cart vendors are not doing anything about

this law. Paulina decides to sue the State of Washington on the ground that the new law is

unconstitutional. Leaving aside the merits of her case (whether or not the law is

constitutional), does Paulina have standing to bring this lawsuit before a court?

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