"If you talk about judicial tyranny with any of the Christian conservatives, Roe v. Wade comes up immediately," Dr. Green said.

Social and religious conservatives feel under siege, furious over what they see as judicial tyranny that is removing traditional values, one by one, from the public square.

He has called for the overturning of Roe v. Wade as an example of "judicial tyranny plaguing our nation today.

Mr. Merkle, the father of nine children, has won strong support from anti-abortion groups by denouncing the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion as "judicial tyranny."

But now I see that judicial tyranny, judiciously used, can be a good thing.

3This judicial tyranny must stop!

Judicial restraint gave way to judicial tyranny, and a new law reigned-the rule of man.

"What really would have fired us up is if it had been a decision that would have been more judicial tyranny," Mr. Burress said.

It's judicial tyranny.