CASE OR CONTROVERSY
A term used in Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution to describe the structure by which actual, conflicting claims of individuals must be brought
before a federal court for resolution if the court is
to exercise its jurisdiction to consider the questions
and provide relief.
A case or controversy, also referred to as a
JUSTICIABLE controversy, must consist of an
actual dispute between parties over their legal
rights that remain in conflict at the time the case
is presented and must be a proper matter for
judicial determination. A dispute between par-
ties that is moot is not a case or controversy because it no longer involves an actual conflict.
