cognizable

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That case was dismissed in 2019 for a "failure to allege a cognizable legal theory"; the latest lawsuits' "natural" claims represent a different tactic.

From Salon • May 21, 2024

“In sum, plaintiffs fail to plead a cognizable injury-in-fact and thus lack standing to assert their claims. Without standing, they cannot obtain an injunction.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

So the states have no “judicial cognizable interest” that the courts can redress.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2023

In a court filing on April 7, attorneys for America 250 said the lawsuit “fails to articulate sufficient facts to set forth any cognizable claim.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

And, though too evanescent to be cognizable by the senses, or the most delicate chemical and mechanical tests, it possesses, nevertheless, a most astonishing activity.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward