Sentences with phrase «on judicial activism»

Joshua Rozenberg welcomes Sumption's latest speech as indicative of his supportive stance on judicial activism, particularly in the foreign policy sphere.

I agree with Mr. Cheeks that Newt scored on the judicial activism issue.

Anthony Lewis on judicial activism and majority rule, International Herald Tribune, January 7, 2000.

Not exact matches

The the Heritage experts go on to give five «egregrious» examples of judicial activism over the past decade.

The key Obama quote: «I'd just remind conservative commentators that for years what we've heard is, the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint — that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed....

This is part of the issue of «judicial activism,» on which Alexander Bickel, in The Least Dangerous Branch, was so eloquent a spokesman on behalf of the Court's «passive virtues.»

Paul Gigot on effort to limit judicial activism, Wall Street Journal, March 7, 1997.

«I just remind conservative commentators that for years we have heard the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint.

This issue focuses on the phenomenon of judicial activism in the political sphere.

Furthermore, there is significant concern, on both sides of «judicial activism.»

The endorsement touts Long's recent work as a judicial activist promoting conservative appointments to the federal court, but says her «pro-life activism began on Capitol Hill,» where she served as press secretary to two pro-life senators, and says Long was subsequently inspired to pursue a law degree «to better defend pro-life principles,» and mentions she studied under professors like the late Victor Rosenblum and Mary Ann Glendon, two pro-life legal scholars.

Moreover, the Persons Case itself presents a good case study in social justice, one on which critics of so - called «judicial activism» should reflect.

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At the maximum extent of «judicial activism» this could result in the finding of a duty binding upon the political actors on the basis of the telos of Article 20 TFEU and Article 50 TEU.

So, on some controversial issues where something needs to be done, it may be that legislative indecision is starting to become a reason for increased judicial activism.

She declined to weigh in on whether corporations have too much control over the Internet, how she defines «judicial activism,» and whether there are any limits on Congress» power to protect voting rights.

The bits played on Morning Edition suggest that, although conservatives have been the ones to most vehemently denounce «judicial activism» and the evils of «legislating from the bench,» the conservative justices (primarily Thomas) have been the ones most likely to invalidate laws passed by Congress, while Breyer is the justice least likely to do so.

On the way back burner of my cluttered mind, I have the thought that it might be useful at some point to write up a modal account of judicial activism, if for no other reason than to attempt some descriptive clarification.

It is probable that the dynamic here is a long term pattern of calibrating the pendulum, with judicial activism leading to counter-pressures on courts to back off.

«That reforming the judicial appointment process ranked so high on Prime Minister Harper's «to - do» list during his government's first year in office will not surprise those familiar with the oft - expressed antipathy of many Conservatives and their socially conservative supporters to Charter - based «activism» on the Bench.»

Election driven law and order campaigns primed to drive up incarceration, a lack of government action to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and lack of judicial activism to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission on non custodial sentences are some obvious and ongoing causes of over representation.