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Professor Roosevelt and The Myth of Activist Judges

NYU Law School was proud to host Professor Kermit Roosevelt speaking on the topic of his new book, The Myth of Judicial Activism.

Professor Roosevelt discussed his thesis that judges cannot easily determine the validity of many hard legal questions on a quick reading of the text of the constitution, and that constitutional decision-making necessarily reflects protecting democratic values.

The even took place on November 1st at 1PM, and included sodas and "Bings" from a local dumpling vendor.