Political Science Pol Sci 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Justiciability, Mootness, Ripeness
12 Jun 2016
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Has to deal with the elements of the case and whether the case is appropriate for judicial review comes from article iii where the jurisdiction of the court is laid out a. i. Judicial power is limited to cases and controversies if it"s not related to a case or controversy, the court should not hear it, making the case. Advisory opinions court shouldn"t offer advise on an issue if there is no case or controversy they can rule on a. ii. 1. a. Most other countries/states allow advisory a. ii. 2. opinions from courts. Mootness court will not decide cases in which the controversy is no longer live by the time it reaches the court a. ii. 2. a. Defunis v. odegaard 1974 defunis wanted to go to law school, but denied, and didn"t get seat because lesser qualified minorities got those seats instead of him . Gets into law school later, but case moves up to the.
