The District Court dismissed a case on senate filibustering. The U.S. Court of appeals for the D.C. circuit affirmed that the standing decision. This was a result from the senate not being able to pass acts such as the
Dream Act and Disclose Act. The court lacked jurisdiction because the Senate was the one who established filibustering and was not able to make a decision on this case. This decision was also based with constitutional rights stated in the Speech and Debate Clause. The senate is going against their own decision of allowing filibustering in the senate because there is not mention of filibustering in the constitution.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/04/15/futile-suit-against-filibuster-dismissed/
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