Civil Rights,
Constitutional Law,
Criminal,
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep. 7, 2000
Justice Bound
Republicans have used their control of the U.S. Senate to defeat, curb and delay President Bill Clinton's judicial appointments on the ground that his nominees are judicial activists.
Republicans have used their control of the U.S. Senate to defeat, curb and delay President Bill Clinton's judicial appointments on the ground that his nominees are judicial activists.
However, judicial activism has been the hallmark of Republican appointees who, using dishonest, irrelevant and inaccurate analysis, have been undermining and dismantling civil-rights laws and suits. Activist judges have seriously undermined civil-rights protections in the area of police misconduct by:
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