Damon Root, senior editor at Reason magazine, discusses key themes from his book Overruled: The Long War for Control of the U.S. Supreme Court. It outlines the debate between judicial activism or engagement and judicial restraint. Root offered these comments during an April 2, 2015, presentation in Raleigh for the Triangle Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
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Top lawmakers seek dismissal of Orr’s ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders are asking a three-judge panel to throw out a lawsuit aiming to establish a state constitutional right to “fair” elections. Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr filed the suit in January.