Key legal question
Whether the appellant had standing to challenge the inadmissibility ruling despite the appellate court's finding that it lacked a practical interest.
Extracted holding
The appellant had standing to challenge the irreceivability decision, because a party may contest an inadmissibility ruling when the underlying merits decision would itself have been appealable to the Federal Supreme Court.
Extracted reasoning
Standing to attack an irreceivability decision must be examined so that such rulings remain reviewable for conformity with federal law; the objections to capacity to sue and legal interest overlapped with the merits of admissibility.