▁Court ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁doctrine ▁and ▁practice ▁that ▁self - limits ▁its ▁power ▁of ▁jud icial ▁review . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁controls ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁business ▁by ▁choosing ▁what ▁cases ▁to ▁consider , ▁writ s ▁of ▁cert ior ari . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁it ▁can ▁avoid ▁opinions ▁on ▁embar rass ing ▁or ▁difficult ▁cases . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁limits ▁itself ▁by ▁defining ▁for ▁itself ▁what ▁is ▁a ▁" just ici able ▁question ." ▁First , ▁the ▁Court ▁is ▁fairly ▁consistent ▁in ▁ref using ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁" ad vis ory ▁opinions " ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁actual ▁cases . ▁Second , ▁" friend ly ▁su its " ▁between ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁legal ▁interest ▁are ▁not ▁considered . ▁Third , ▁the ▁Court ▁requires ▁a ▁" person al ▁interest ", ▁not ▁one ▁generally ▁held , ▁and ▁a ▁leg ally ▁protected ▁right ▁must ▁be ▁immediately ▁threatened ▁by ▁government ▁action . ▁C ases ▁are ▁not ▁taken ▁up ▁if ▁the ▁lit ig ant ▁has ▁no ▁standing ▁to ▁sue . ▁Sim ply ▁having ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁sue ▁and ▁being ▁injured ▁by ▁government ▁action ▁are ▁not ▁enough . ▁ ▁These ▁three ▁proced ural ▁ways ▁of ▁dismiss ing ▁cases ▁have ▁led ▁critics ▁to ▁charge ▁that ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁del ays ▁dec isions ▁by ▁und uly ▁ins isting ▁on ▁technical ities ▁in ▁their ▁" stand ards ▁of ▁lit ig ability ". ▁ ▁They ▁say ▁cases ▁are ▁left ▁un cons ider ed ▁which ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁interest , ▁with ▁genu ine ▁controvers y , ▁and ▁resulting ▁from ▁good