judicial activism

Cultural  

1. See broad construction.

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Example Sentences

PN Bhagwati, a former chief justice who heard the pollution cases and was instrumental in expanding the court's role into policy-making, once said that "judicial activism" was "inevitable".

From BBC

The judge said reversing the decision would be “improper judicial activism for this Court to disregard settled law” on how federal agencies operate.

From Washington Times

The filibuster, gerrymandering, anti-voter rules such as those recently enacted in Georgia — and aggressive conservative judicial activism — have undercut both voting rights and limits on the power of money in politics.

From Washington Post

In an interview, Dehghani-Tafti broadly characterized the judges’ conduct as “judicial activism.”

From Washington Post

Such judicial activism is likely to shift the balance of the federal judiciary for years to come, with consequences on the ground in places like Texas.

From The Guardian