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Judicial activism and tomorrow’s courts

by Robert A. Levy and William Mellor
| September 11, 2022 12:00 AM

Judicial activism, properly understood, is the use of court power to invalidate legislative or executive acts, or to establish legal rules without legislative or executive initiation. In today’s politically charged environment, one’s attitude toward judicial activism seems to depend on the perceived leanings of the judiciary...

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