The Truth about Judicial Activism

This piece by Erwin Chemerinsky (the dean of UC Irvine's Law School) shows how conservatives can become caught up in their rhetoric. Yesterday's Supreme Court decision proved that judicial activism is not solely a tool of liberal judges. This article shows another important possible outcome that this decision could lead to.

Almost 10 years ago, in Bush vs. Gore, the five conservative justices for the first time decided a presidential election. One would have thought that decision would have laid to rest the notion that judicial activism is a tool of liberal judges and revealed that the real judicial activism today is from the right. Perhaps Thursday's decision will finally reveal the truth.

~Ori