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A group of students decided to wear black armbands to show their support for a truce in the Vietnam War. The principals of their school asked the students to remove the armbands, and when they refused, suspended the students. The parents of the students sought an injunction to prevent the suspensions. Eventually the U.S. Supreme Court held that the wearing of armbands did not pose a disruption to the school environment, and the students’ actions were protected.
Why was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in this case an example of judicial activism?
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A group of students decided to wear black armbands to show their support for a truce in the Vietnam War. The principals of their school asked the students to remove the armbands, and when they refused, suspended the students. The parents of the students sought an injunction to prevent the suspensions. Eventually the U.S. Supreme Court held that the wearing of armbands did not pose a disruption to the school environment, and the students’ actions were protected.
Why was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in this case an example of judicial activism?