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activist justice

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activist justice

Noun

US derogatory in right-wing discourse

(US, derogatory, chiefly in right-wing discourse) A justice (usually referring to a member of a Supreme, High or Appellate court) who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.

Japanese Meaning

（侮蔑的な表現）自らの政治的信念や好みを優先し、法よりも政治的配慮を基に判決を下すとされる裁判官、特に最高裁、上級裁判所、控訴裁判所の構成員を指す用語。

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Critics accused an activist justice of prioritizing political agendas over legal precedent in the court's landmark ruling.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

批評家たちは、裁判所の画期的な判決で法的先例よりも政治的な議題を優先したとして、その判事を政治的に動機づけられた判事だと非難した。

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(US, derogatory, chiefly in right-wing discourse) A justice (usually referring to a member of a Supreme, High or Appellate court) who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.

activist justices

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