ripeness doctrine
- A principle that restricts federal courts from hearing a case until there exists a real, immediate risk of harm forming a substantive dispute
- The ripeness doctrine prevented the case from being heard because there was no imminent threat of injury.
- According to the ripeness doctrine, the federal court could not exercise its jurisdiction as the potential harm was not immediate.
- The case was dismissed under the ripeness doctrine because the controversy wasn't presenting a direct and real danger.
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