NOUN
- an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
How To Use judicial activism In A Sentence
- The issue with judicial activism is whether the Constitution should in its own terms be recognized as the will of the people. The Times Literary Supplement
- While insisting on the doctrine of numerus of IPR, there is no conclusion that we should be against judicial activism and restrict judge-made law.
- The court was laden with judges who believe strongly in judicial activism - liberally interpreting the law so that it can be used an instrument of social reform.
- What the conservatives commentators really want in a Justice with respect to these issues is not judicial passivism but judicial activism. Geoffrey R. Stone: Sonia Sotomayor and the Hypocrisy of "Conservative" Critics
- Where humour and rational explanations do not produce concord about judicial activism, a parable may make the point.
- But in practice, the main divide between liberal and conservative judges tends to be over the responsibilities of the federal government,[Sentence dictionary] not judicial activism per se.
- Instead of decrying violence, Senator Cornyn legitimated it and used it to attack judicial activism. The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
- We can intuitively perceive the philosophy of judicial activism through the case of Scott which was accompanied by a much political attempt and the case of Lochner which vetoed legislative regulation.
- He is not hinting; he is saying it was judicial activism in diplomat language. Think Progress » Citizens United Decision: ‘A Rejection Of The Common Sense Of The American People’
- GERKIN: I think we should be very careful about throwing around the term judicial activism. CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Florida Vote: New Life in the Fight for the White House - December 8, 2000
