Phrases with «judicial supremacy»

"judicial supremacy" refers to the idea that courts have the final say in interpreting and applying the law. It means that the decisions of the judicial branch, particularly the Supreme Court, take precedence over the decisions made by other branches of government. Full definition

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Sentences with «judicial supremacy»

If the Supreme Court were to act thus it would be asserting an authority over Parliament that is flatly ruled out by our constitutional tradition: an assertion of judicial supremacy of this kind would be a coup not a judgment. (publiclawforeveryone.com)
It was that the decision threatened to undermine the basic principles of republican government precisely by establishing judicial supremacy in matters of constitutional interpretation. (firstthings.com)
I would resist Mr. Ingraham's characterization of Lincoln's powerful critique of judicial supremacy as mere «musings» on the subject; but there is no denying that the doctrine condemned by the Great Emancipator has, in fact, prevailed in the legal profession and with the public at large. (firstthings.com)
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Phrases with «judicial supremacy»

Sentences with «judicial supremacy»

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