In Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, where foreign aid decisions of the U.S. government were challenged as a violation of the Endangered Species Act, because the Nile crocodile in Egypt could be harmed, the Supreme Court held:
A) the plaintiffs had standing because they had visited the area where the crocodiles lived
B) the animals at issue were not endangered and so were not the proper subject of a lawsuit
C) although the plaintiffs had standing to sue, the issue of saving crocodiles was beyond the court's expertise
D) the Endangered Species Act was the wrong statute under which to bring this claim
E) none of the other choices

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The Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing because their interest in the matter was too speculative. They could not demonstrate a direct connection between their interest and the government's actions.

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