Topic: Newsmax
NewsMax put a headline on an Associated Press article that manages not only be factually inaccurate bur reveals a little something about the current fight over judges.
The headline NewsMax put on the May 23 story reads: "Mass. Justice: Judicial Activism Should Be 'Cherished'." But that's not what Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall said. From the story:
"I worry when people of influence use vague, loaded terms like 'judicial activist' to skew public debate or to intimidate judges," Marshall said. "I worry when judicial independence is seen as a problem to be solved and not a value to be cherished."
Is NewsMax really equating "judicial independence" with "judicial activism"?
Look for this and more in an "Update" coming Wednesday on the main site.
Posted by Terry K.
at 11:56 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:33 AM EDT