Time to Toss Meaningless “Activist Judge” Slogan

By: Chris Edelson Thursday May 13, 2010 9:05 am

Sen. Sessions is misleading the public and smearing a legend when he dismisses Thurgood Marshall as an “activist judge”.

The Iowa Supreme Court Justices Did Their Job on Friday. Now, They Are Apparently “Judicial Activists”

By: Hannah Monday April 6, 2009 7:45 am

Last week’s decision by the Iowa Supreme Court to strike down a same-sex marriage ban for violating the state constitution, was not — despite predictable right-wing allegations to the contrary — “judicial activism.” When judges determine whether laws are unconstitutional, we call that “doing their job.”

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