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Congress asked the Supreme Court to issue a formal opinion advising whether a proposed bill would be constitutional before Congress votes on it. Separately, a company filed a declaratory judgment action after a federal agency sent a final warning letter stating that the company must stop selling a device within 30 days or face penalties. In another case, a state supreme court rejected a federal free speech claim and also held that the plaintiff independently lost under a state constitutional rule that clearly provides greater protection than the federal Constitution. Finally, Congress enacted a statute withdrawing one category of Supreme Court appellate review and stating that all pending cases in that category "shall be dismissed because the government's position is correct."
Analyze the Article III and judicial review issues raised by these four matters.