Judicial Power Guide
U.S. CONST. ART. III, § 2, CL. 1 — INTERACTIVE GUIDE
The Extent of the Judicial Power
A rigorous walk through the case-or-controversy requirement, standing, ripeness, mootness, the political question doctrine, the nine classes of jurisdiction, statutory confirmation, and sovereign immunity.
GROUNDED IN ARTICLE III, § 2, CL. 1 · COHENS v. VIRGINIA (1821) · LUJAN v. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE (1992)
ABBOTT LABS. v. GARDNER (1967) · BAKER v. CARR (1962) · SHELDON v. SILL (1850) · STRAWBRIDGE v. CURTISS (1806)
U.S. CONST. AMEND. XI · FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT · VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS