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What is Judicial Activism

Chapter 4
Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
The tendency of judges to deviate from past court decisions, which allows them to consider their own preferences before issuing a ruling.
Published in Chapter:
Court Cases, Gay Rights, and Legislative Response
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 37
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6807-1.ch004
Abstract
Few issues in American politics, sexual or otherwise, inspire as much passion as the struggle over civil rights for members of the LGBTQ community. The passion associated with this issue stems from a clash of values and social movements. The undeniable passion that suffuses the issue is apparent to anyone who has witnessed a public debate or read a court transcript on the subject. This chapter will focus on court cases that have played a role in creating rights for members of the LGBTQ community and subsequent legislative actions.
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Chapter 5
Legislative Decision-Making and Same-Sex Marriage
The tendency of judges to deviate from past court decisions, which allows them to consider their own preferences before issuing a ruling.
Published in Chapter: Legislative Decision-Making and Same-Sex Marriage; From: Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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