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countermajoritarian difficulty: a standalone construct

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Constitutional law

the problem of justifying unelected judges striking down laws made by elected majorities in a democracy.

In constitutional law, countermajoritarian difficulty refers to the problem of justifying unelected judges striking down laws made by elected majorities in a democracy. This meaning comes from Bickel (1962) in The least dangerous branch.[1]

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  1. Bickel, A. M. (1962). The least dangerous branch. Universal Law Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 9780672607578

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