institutional litigant

An organized group that brings lawsuits not merely to win but also to bring about a change in the law or to defend an existing law.

institutional litigant. An organized group that brings lawsuits not merely to win but also to bring about a change in the law or to defend an existing law. “Our second observation relates to what has been called the ‘institutional litigant.’ There are organized groups, such as labour unions or trade associations, that have a continuing