But the limits of judicial review remain as problematic as they were when they were debated two centuries ago.

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In doing so, she proposed the "endorsement" test, which established a judicial standard to measure the limits of church-state interaction.

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Will we have a judicial branch that enforces the limits on government power that appear in the text of our Constitution, while deferring to the people and their elected officials in cases where the Constitution permits such action?

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Second is a recognition of the limits of the judicial role, an understanding that a judge's job is to interpret, not make law, to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda, but rather a commitment to impartial justice, a respect for precedent, and a determination to faithfully apply the law to the facts at hand.

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The DOMA and Prop 8 cases will test the delicate line over constitutional limits from both congressional, presidential, and judicial power.

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My guess is the Supreme Court took up McCutcheon to reaffirm their support for campaign contribution limits, which is a perfectly coherent position for judicial conservatives to take.

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Ray Of Judicial Sunshine One area in which the courts may finally be coming to their senses is term limits.

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