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Judicial activism should not be confused with the courts' [[United States Constitution|Constitutionally]] mandated rule in preserving the Constitutional structure of government, as they did in ''[[Bush v. Gore]],'' ''[[Boy Scouts v. Dale]],'' and ''[[D.C. v. Heller]].''
Judicial activism should not be confused with the courts' [[United States Constitution|Constitutionally]] mandated rule in preserving the Constitutional structure of government, as they did in ''[[Bush v. Gore]],'' ''[[Boy Scouts v. Dale]],'' and ''[[D.C. v. Heller]].''
==Examples==
==Examples==
*[[Roe v. Wade]] - 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a constitutional right to [[abortion]].
*[[Roe v. Wade]] - 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a constitutional right to [[abortion]].
*[[Lawrence v. Texas]] - 2003 Supreme Court ruling establishing a constitutional right to [[sodomy]].
*[[Lawrence v. Texas]] - 2003 Supreme Court ruling establishing a constitutional right to [[sodomy]].
== Contract law ==
The [[Seventh Circuit]] has criticized as "judicial activism" an interpretation of a contract beyond its clear meaning. "Thus, when a contract is unambiguous, 'we refuse to indulge in judicial activism' by 'construing the [contract] beyond its clear and obvious language ....' See Heller v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 833 F.2d 1253, 1257 (7th Cir. 1987)." ''Grun v. Pneumo Abex Corp.'', 163 F.3d 411, 420 (7th Cir. 1998).
==See Also==
==See Also==