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The State Legislature of Mississippi wants segregated schools, but Justice Warren rules that segregated schools violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling effectively struck down segregation. Does Justice Warren adhere to the philosophy of judicial restraint or judicial activism? Explain your answer.

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The State Legislature of Mississippi wants segregated schools, but Justice Warren rules that segregated schools violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling effectively struck down segregation. Does Justice Warren adhere to the philosophy of judicial restraint or judicial activism?

Answer: Well, the Warren Court was the first Supreme Court bench to be called a judicial activist for the desicions that they made, so Judicial activism is the assertion of the powerand judicial review to set aside government acts.

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