第五巡回法院审理德州土地禁购令案，华裔原告诉讼资格成焦点
德克萨斯州特拉维斯县奥斯汀市——美国联邦第五巡回上诉法院11月2日周一就德州限制部分外国公民购置土地的法律举行口头辩论，案件焦点落在两名华裔原告的诉讼资格上。
上诉法院法官在庭上追问：在下级法院驳回两名华裔原告的诉求、而第三名原告的诉求在下级法院搁置一年多未决的情况下，上诉法院能否就诉讼资格问题作出裁决。此前审理此案的奥斯汀联邦地区法院法官艾伦·奥尔布赖特（Alan Albright）于8月底离任，他在离任前未能解决这项针对德州土地禁令的挑战，致使案件程序变得复杂；报道指出，这名法官此前是全美积案最多的法官之一。
此案走向受到德州华人社区关注：该法律限制特定国家公民在德州购置土地，华人社区此前多次表达担忧。目前上诉法院尚未作出裁决，案件仍在审理中。
Fifth Circuit Hears Texas Land-Ban Case as Chinese Plaintiffs' Standing Takes Focus
Austin, Travis County, Texas — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on Monday, November 2, in a challenge to Texas's law restricting land purchases by nationals of certain foreign countries, with the standing of two Chinese plaintiffs at the center of the hearing.
The judges questioned whether they can decide the standing issue for the two plaintiffs who lost at the lower court while a third plaintiff's claims have remained open there for more than a year. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, who had handled the case in Austin and carried one of the thickest case backlogs in the country, left the bench at the end of August without resolving the challenge, complicating the appeal.
The case is being closely watched by Texas's Chinese community, which has repeatedly raised concerns about the law's reach. The appeals court has not yet ruled, and the case remains pending.
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图片来源：图：奥斯汀州议会大厦一带实景。 Photo: The Texas Capitol area in Austin. Photo by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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