Question

Prompt
To learn about judicial activism and restraint, access the reading here.

Choose one of the recent cases discussed in the article as an example of judicial activism. Summarize the case and explain why it is an example of judicial activism. Then, choose a case that displays judicial restraint. Summarize the case and explain why it demonstrates judicial restraint. Provide links for the sources you use for your writing.
The United States Supreme Court’s Complicated Role

Answer 1

I don’t have the article you mentioned. Could you either paste or link the reading ("The United States Supreme Court’s Complicated Role") or confirm that I should pick recent Supreme Court cases myself (and I’ll use widely cited cases and link primary sources and reputable analyses)?

If you want me to pick cases, here are two suggested pairs I can use (you can pick one pair or ask for another):

- Pair A (common choices)
- Judicial activism example: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) — overturning Roe v. Wade
- Judicial restraint example: Rucho v. Common Cause (2019) — Court declined to adjudicate partisan gerrymandering

- Pair B (alternative)
- Judicial activism example: West Virginia v. EPA (2022) — narrowing agency power under the major questions doctrine
- Judicial restraint example: Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn (D.C. Circuit 2020) or another Supreme Court example where the Court deferred to the political branches (I can pick a clear Supreme Court example like Bond v. United States (2014) or NFIB v. Sebelius (2012), depending on which you prefer).

Which would you like, or please paste the article/link?