Which is an example of judicial activism?

Judicial activism is when a judge (or judges) makes a court ruling based on personal opinion, rather than the actual written law. The Supreme Court case of Bush v. Gore is an example. Th e judges voted by 5 to 4 to stop recounting of ballots in Florida. So George Bush was declared winner of the presidential elected in 2000.

Case Example: Roe v. Wade. There are significant U. S. Supreme Court decisions that are believed to beexamples of judicial activism. One good example is Roe v. Wade ... The majority of the Supreme Court decided that an individual's right to privacy includes the right to have an abortion.