• Judicial activism is a judicial philosophy holding that courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of...
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    businesses, and demonstrative forms of activism like rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes. Activism may be performed on a day-to-day...
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  • towards the judicial system and the creation of an atmosphere of distrust for the courts. Activism among populist groups calls for judicial decisions that...
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  • quo in judicial activities and is the opposite of judicial activism. Aspects of judicial restraint include the principle of stare decisis (that new decisions...
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    Opponents of the Living Constitution often regard it as a form of judicial activism. Legal theorist Martin David Kelly argues that the question of whether...
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    criticized by some notable academics, journalists, and politicians for his judicial activism and over-involvement in the day-to-day affairs of the government....
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  • the fifth M C Setalvad Memorial Lecture on Judicial Ethics at New Delhi on 16 April 2011. Judicial activism, which is not grounded on a textual commitment...
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    Constitutional review Judicial Appeal Judicial activism Living Constitution Originalism Unconstitutional constitutional amendment Judicial reform Elliott, Mark (2001)...
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    accusation at the court. The debate around judicial activism typically involves accusing the other side of activism, whilst denying that your own side engages...
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    be "conserved". One can look at judicial interpretation along a continuum from judicial restraint to judicial activism, with different viewpoints along...
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    "uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people's right to a good environment...
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  • sometimes be characterized as judicial activism. In 1824, US Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the following on this subject: Judicial power, as contradistinguished...
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  • judiciary legislation Electoral reform Government failure Judicial activism Judicial independence Judicial review Political corruption Parliamentary sovereignty...
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  • often compared to other judicial philosophies such as judicial activism, judicial originalism, and judicial textualism. Judicial minimalism takes its approach...
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    Vishakha and others v. State of Rajasthan (category Judicial activism in India)
    Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where various women's groups led by Naina Kapur and her organisation, Sakshi...
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  • Roe v. Wade (category Judicial activism)
    went about it the wrong way, and some called the decision a form of judicial activism. Others argued that Roe did not go far enough, as it was placed within...
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  • Court has, through intense judicial activism, become a symbol of hope for the people of India. As a result of judicial activism, India's Supreme Court has...
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    Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, writing, "the most impressive judicial nominees are grossly mistreated" by the Senate. In 2004, Gorsuch received...
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    is held, along with Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, to be a pioneer of judicial activism in the country. He is the longest-served supreme court judge (including...
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  • Supreme Court's history, being widely denounced for its overt racism, judicial activism, poor legal reasoning, and crucial role in the start of the American...
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    effectively led to the government shutdown and critics noted that the judicial activism slowed of government productivity without corruption has created a...
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  • making the court then all-male, and because of his opposition to judicial activism. After his first full year on the bench, Heydon was noted for his...
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    history. He was known for his judicial innovation through landmark judgements, which made him "the face of judicial activism" in India. His decisions were...
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    Current Meanings of "Judicial Activism", 92 Cal. L. Rev. 1441, 1442 (2004) (discussing contemporary discourse regarding judicial activism); Jonathan Mallamud...
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  • National Judicial Appointments Commission Judicial activism in India History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan (Judicial history)...
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    where minimalism or textualism are the recommended responses to judicial activism. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. described originalism...
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    of judicial activism, exemplified by the Supreme Court's decision in Rucho v. Common Cause. He proposed that a court engages in judicial activism if it...
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  • Citizens United v. FEC (category Judicial activism)
    a separate concurring opinion "to address the important principles of judicial restraint and stare decisis implicated in this case". Roberts explained...
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    qualified nominee of this generation" and that what he viewed as judicial activism, a concept that Bork opposed as a self-described originalist and textualist...
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  • Public interest litigation in India (category Judicial activism in India)
    The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in India is public interest litigation (PIL) or social action litigation (SAL). It...
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