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The phrase '''Living Constitution''' means the [[U.S. Constitution]] should be interpreted however a majority of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] feels it should. This view of the Constitution is closely associated with [[judicial activism]] and is responsible for some of the most dangerous rulings in history.
The phrase '''Living Constitution''' means the [[U.S. Constitution]] should be interpreted however a majority of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] feels it should. This view of the Constitution is closely associated with [[judicial activism]] and is responsible for some of the most dangerous rulings in history.
===On the Court===
===On the Court===
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====Explicit====
====Explicit====
One of the first times the phrase "living Constitution" was expressly used inside the court room was by the [[liberal]] four-Justice dissent in ''[[Rummel v. Estelle]]''<ref>[https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/445/263/case.html Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263 (1980)]</ref>. It has been embraced by the left side of the Court in numerous rulings since.
One of the first times the phrase "living Constitution" was expressly used inside the court room was by the [[liberal]] four-Justice dissent in ''[[Rummel v. Estelle]]''<ref>[https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/445/263/case.html Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263 (1980)]</ref>. It has been embraced by the left side of the Court in numerous rulings since.