"Judicial Activism: Is Judicial Activism Harmful?; How Has Judicial Activism Affected Particular Issues?; What Is the Relationship Between Public Opinion and Judicial Activism?; Is Judicial Activism an Issue in Other Countries?"-- Provided by publisher.

Is judicial activism harmful? Liberal activist judges endanger the Constitution / Jonathan Witt -- Conservative activist judges endanger America / Robert A.G. Monks ; Peter L. Murray -- Judicial activism, by liberal and conservatives, is a danger to America / Carson Holloway -- Judicial activism in support of individual liberty is beneficial / Damon W. Root -- Judicial activism in support of justice is beneficial / Dahlia Lithwick -- Judicial activism is not a useful concept / Kermit Roosevelt -- How has judicial activism affected particular issues? Judicial activism has dangerously expanded the Interstate Commerce Clause / Thomas Sowell -- Defining the Commerce Clause does not constitute judicial activism / Matthew Provance -- Judicial activism unjustly restricts gun rights / Dave Workman -- The expansion of gun rights is a dangerous example of judicial activism / John Paul Stevens -- Gay marriage should be decided politically, not by judicial activism / Paul Campos -- What is the relationship between public opinion and judicial activism? Public opinion shapes judicial actions / Barry Friedman ; Jeffrey Rosen -- Public opinion can be shaped for the better by judicial activism / Damon W. Root -- Judicial activism is wrong when it goes against public opinion / Michael Laprarie -- The public opposes judicial activism / Wendy Long ; Gary Marx -- The public does not care about judicial activism / Paul Waldman -- The public opposes judicial activism because it does not understand the issue / Doug Bandow -- Is judicial activism an issue in other countries? Judicial activism in Canada is undermining democracy / Rory Leishman -- Judicial activism in Canada is not a real problem / Peter McKnight -- Judicial activism in Pakistan may lead to military intervention / Amir Mir -- Judicial activism is needed in Pakistan / Pakistan Press International.