Standing in challenge to cable TV laws

The case of Time Warner Cable v. Hudson, (No. 01-5113) Jan. 13, 2012, presented a constitutional challenge to a Texas statute regulating cable TV providers, on the grounds that it unfairly discriminated against a group of them.   The Court discusses the plaintiffs’ standing at some length, holding that “[d]iscriminatory treatment at the hands of government” was a cognizable injury.  Op. at 5-8.