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Judicial Activism Gaining Adherents on the Right
RALEIGH — Right-leaning lawyers and legal analysts agree that the courts are a vital venue for preserving constitutional rights. But they note a surprising trend of conservative support for using judicial activism to achieve that aim rather than the traditional conservative deference to state and federal legislative decisions. Supporters of judicial activism note that, in The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton envisioned an active role for judicial review.