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Further, as your example makes clear, activism meaning the opposite of inactivism is devoid of any useful meaning (per your example any court in existence would be “active” making an inactive court a logical impossibility), so ok it’s consistent (as is the activism in opposition to originalism definition), but it’s virtually worthless in terms of describing judicial philosophies.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Am Abandoning the Term “Judicial Activism” 2005
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"inactivism" championed by Jonah Goldberg, but it doesn't:
Anchor Rising 2009
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
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This, however, coincided with a period of widespread apathy and inactivism in the community at large regarding feminist issues.
Law in Israel. 2009
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
Siegelman And Scrushy Should Have Testified In Their Own Defense 2009
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
Public Integrity Section Shows Lack of Integrity in Siegelman Prosecution 2009
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
AL Guv Deserves New Trial Because of Judge's Grudge Says Whistleblower 2009
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
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Procedure trumps justice: judicial inactivism in Alabama and its unjust result.
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