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When a court interprets laws in a way that creates or promotes social change and wrestles with moral issues, it is engaging in judicial
restraint.
review.
activism.
precedent.
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activism.
Judicial activism is when judges interpret laws and the Constitution in ways that promote social change or address moral/political issues. (Judicial restraint is the opposite; judicial review is the power to invalidate laws; precedent refers to following past decisions.)
Judicial activism is when judges interpret laws and the Constitution in ways that promote social change or address moral/political issues. (Judicial restraint is the opposite; judicial review is the power to invalidate laws; precedent refers to following past decisions.)
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