case or controversy
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From 347 U.S. 222 - International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Local 37 v. Boyd · 1954Most cited · 1,056 citing opinions
Determination of the scope and constitutionality of legislation in advance of its immediate adverse effect in the context of a concrete case involves too remote and abstract an inquiry for the proper exercise of the judicial function