Ripeness

In law, ripeness refers to the readiness of a case for litigation; for example, if a law of ambiguous quality has been enacted but never applied, a case challenging that law lacks the ripeness necessary for a decision. See Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497 (1961).

United States Federal civil procedure doctrines</font>
Justiciability
Advisory opinions Standing · Ripeness · Mootness Political questions
Jurisdiction
Subject matter jurisdiction	Personal jurisdiction
Federal question jurisdiction
Diversity jurisdiction· Minimum contacts
Amount in controversy· Jurisdiction in rem
Federalism
Erie doctrine
Abstention doctrines
Abrogation doctrine
Rooker-Feldman doctrine

See also: Ripeness, 1961, Abrogation doctrine, Abstention doctrine, Advisory opinions, Amount in controversy, Civil procedure, Court citation