Judicial activism
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Judicial activism occurs most often when judges rule contrary to established precedent. Occasionally, the term also applies to rulings that do not give due deference to agency decisions, as required under Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984).