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Judicial Activism: A Necessary Action

Judicial activism is rarely needed, but when it is employed, it is only in the most dire of

circumstances. It is the broad interpretation of the constitution of the United States by the

Supreme Court. Some argue that this should not be done, but if it had not been, slavery would

still exist in America. It is obvious that in some cases, it is necessary to expand civil rights

beyond what the constitution explicitly states. This was the case in Brown v. Board of

Education. 9 black students were allowed into a white school, previously segregated. This was

the landmark case in the battle for black civil rights. The judicial activism displayed by the

Supreme Court led to an end to segregation, social equality for blacks and allowed them to

reach respected positions in the American society.

A major effect of the Supreme Courts decision was the desegregation of schools

everywhere. Integration became federal......

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