judicial activism

1. See broad construction.

Example Sentences

For Americans, cases like this are useful because they illustrate the hell that awaits us if we stray too far down the path of judicial activism.

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Others offered the usual condemnation of “judicial activism,” which is political-speak for whenever a court decision doesn’t go your way.

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All that makes their position look less like a principled stand against judicial activism, and more like partisan hypocrisy.

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“Republicans have always opposed activist judges, and this seems to be obligating judges to observe and prioritize party over law — which is straight-up judicial activism.”

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In past decades, conservatives often railed against “judicial activism” and judges who “legislate from the bench.”

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