Brandeis rules

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:citation U.S. Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:consistsOf seven rules
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
1936
gptkbp:hasRule Court will not pass upon constitutionality in a friendly, non-adversary proceeding
Court will not formulate a rule of constitutional law broader than required
Court will not anticipate a constitutional question
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brandeis rules
gptkbp:influenced judicial minimalism
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ashwander_v._Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:purpose limit judicial review
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:constitutional_law
judicial restraint
gptkbp:rule4 Court will not pass upon a constitutional question if the case can be decided on another ground
gptkbp:rule5 Court will not pass upon the validity of a statute upon complaint of one who fails to show injury
gptkbp:rule6 Court will not pass upon constitutionality at the instance of one who has availed himself of its benefits
gptkbp:rule7 Court will not pass upon constitutionality of a statute unless necessary to the decision
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashwander_rules
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7