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A claim is "ripe" when the facts of the case have matured into an existing substantial controversy warranting judicial intervention.� Article III, Section 2, Clause 1, of the U.S. Constitution requires federal courts to decide only actual cases and controversies.� The requirement that a claim be ripe for judicial review is an issue of subject matter jurisdiction closely related to the "standing" requirement.���

The question of ripeness often arises in cases where the harm asserted by the plaintiff has not yet occurred.� Because courts are not permitted to decide merely hypothetical questions or possibilities, the court must determine whether the issues are fit for judicial review.� A case is typically considered ripe if it presents a purely legal issue, or if further development of the facts will not render the issue more concrete.

For Supreme Court decisions focusing on the "ripeness" issue, see, e.g.; Reno v. Catholic Social Servs., 509 U.S. 43 (1993);Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992) and Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, 387 U.S. 136 (1967)