Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a court may dismiss sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction even if no party raises the issue
• \We are obliged to examine standing sua sponte where standing has erroneously been assumed below.\ (citation omitted)
• \We are obliged to examine standing sua sponte where standing has erroneously been assumed below.\
• “We are obliged to examine standing sua sponte where standing has erroneously been assumed below.”
• “[T]he importance of an issue should not distort the principles that control the exercise of our jurisdiction.”
• “[T]his is a court of final review and not first view . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).