justiciability
Fit for adjudication
Justiciability is whether a legal dispute is suitable for a court to decide.
Courts refuse to hear cases that lack justiciability—matters too abstract, too political, or where the plaintiff has no standing to sue.
A case may be dismissed as nonjusticiable if it asks the court to rule on something beyond judicial authority: The court questioned the justiciability of challenges to the electoral count.
Nonbinding judicial statement
- judicial restraintCourts avoiding activist rulings
- judicial activismBroad court interpretation philosophy
- reviewabilityCapacity for reexamination
- cognizableWithin judicial authority
State of being underdeveloped
- imminenceState of approaching quickly
- concretenessQuality of being solid
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- fitnessGood physical shape
Expression of discontent
- motion to dismissRequest court end case
- summary judgmentCourt ruling without trial
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- venuePlace of occurrence
service of process · pleading · discovery · remand · final judgment
Constitutional distribution of authority
- prudentialRelating to wise discretion
- foreign affairsCross-border governmental dealings
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
Relating to education or theory
- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- expiredNo longer in effect
- vacaturJudicial reversal of judgment
Enforceable claim in property
- cause of actionLegal grounds for lawsuit
- imminent harmDanger very close ahead
advisory opinion
Nonbinding judicial statement
- judicial restraintCourts avoiding activist rulings
- judicial activismBroad court interpretation philosophy
- reviewabilityCapacity for reexamination
cognizable · administrative review · Marbury · deference · certiorari
prematurity
State of being underdeveloped
- imminenceState of approaching quickly
- concretenessQuality of being solid
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
complaint
Expression of discontent
- motion to dismissRequest court end case
- summary judgmentCourt ruling without trial
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
venue · service of process · pleading · discovery · remand · final judgment
separation of powers
Constitutional distribution of authority
- prudentialRelating to wise discretion
- foreign affairsCross-border governmental dealings
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
academic
Relating to education or theory
- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- expiredNo longer in effect
legal interest
Enforceable claim in property
- cause of actionLegal grounds for lawsuit
- imminent harmDanger very close ahead
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