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judge-made law

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A quick definition of judge-made law:

Judge-made law refers to the laws that are established by judges based on their previous decisions rather than by written laws created by the government. This means that judges can create new laws or interpret existing laws in a way that may differ from what the government intended. This is also known as common law. Sometimes judges may interpret laws in a way that goes against what the government intended, which is called judicial activism.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Judge-made law is the law that is established by judicial precedent rather than by statute. It is also the law that results when judges interpret statutes differently from what the lawmakers intended. This is also known as common law.

Examples:

  • One example of judge-made law is the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, even though there was no specific law that said so.
  • Another example is the case of Roe v. Wade, where the Supreme Court established a woman's right to have an abortion based on the right to privacy, even though there was no specific law that granted this right.

These examples illustrate how judges can create new laws or change existing ones through their interpretation of the Constitution and other laws. This is why judge-made law is sometimes referred to as judicial activism or judicial legislation.

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HopefullyInLawSchool
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[] baddestbunny
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living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
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[] baddestbunny
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[] baddestbunny
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Pretty much lol
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Even though its only second check of the day
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