justiciability

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Wisconsin has long faced difficulty drawing its electoral districts—a process commonly known as redistricting. Whitford v. Gill, No. 15-cv-421-bbc, at *5–6 (W.D. Wis. Nov. 21, 2016). In the 1980s, after a Republican governor repeatedly vetoed any...

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Between April and December 2007, Laura Symczyk worked as a Registered Nurse at a healthcare facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See Symczyk v. Genesis HealthCare Corp., 656 F.3d 189, 190 (3d Cir. 2011). In December 2009, Symczyk initiated a...

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Chike Uzuegbunam and Joseph Bradford were both students attending Georgia Gwinnett College (“GGC”) who shared similar religious beliefs and a desire to express those beliefs publicly. Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski at 3–4. In July 2016, Uzuegbunam was...

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Since the United States recognized the state of Israel in 1948, the executive branch has remained neutral on whether Jerusalem is part of Israel. See Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State, 571 F.3d 1227, 1228 (D.C. Cir. 2009). In accordance with the...

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Due to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the "political status of Jerusalem has been in dispute since 1948." Zivotofsky v. Sec’y of State, 511 F.Supp. 2d 97, 100 (D.D.C. 2007). As part of peacekeeping efforts, the United States government does not recognize...