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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Legal_Doctrine
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gptkbp:coinedBy
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gptkb:Arthur_Schlesinger_Jr.
1947
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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gptkb:Judicial_Restraint
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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gptkb:Conservatives
Overstepping judicial boundaries
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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Judges
Politicians
Legal Scholars
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gptkbp:defines
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The judicial philosophy that courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of their decisions.
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights
gptkb:public_policy
Constitutional Law
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gptkbp:notableCase
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gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Kesavananda_Bharati_v._State_of_Kerala
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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20th Century
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gptkbp:practicedIn
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gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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gptkb:Living_Constitution
Separation of Powers
Originalism
Judicial Independence
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Judicial_Review
gptkb:judge
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Liberals
Advancing social justice
Protecting minority rights
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Constitutional_Interpretation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Judicial Activism
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