Verb (used with object) : attempts to legislate morality.    From Dictionary.com. 

Maybe now we will stop legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Samuel Alito’s America] Reference

You may feel that legislating from the bench is ALWAYS bad.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Legal Action and Political Action as a Two-Track Strategy for Opposing Obamacare] Reference

What's all this talk I hear about judges legislating from the bench?.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Department] Reference

WHere is the soldier boy and his legislating from the bench concerns?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Will: What conservatives truly want are activist judges.] Reference

And legislating from the bench in lieu of interpreting – no problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Senators signal bruising Supreme Court confirmation battle] Reference

I believe there are a lot of federal judges legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christine O'Donnell debates Chris Coons in Delaware - as it happened] Reference

A. Sotomayor "legislating from the bench" regarding affirmative action.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sotomayor: Congress must take lead on affirmative action] Reference

If that happened, that's what I would call 'legislating from the bench.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sotomayor: Judges have different task than what citizens expect] Reference

That's all we need – more conservative judges legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain makes pledge on conservative judges] Reference

The SC, federal, and state judges have been and are legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Political Notes] Reference

That is markedly different than the leftist habit of legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Legal Action and Political Action as a Two-Track Strategy for Opposing Obamacare] Reference

Nobody went on the court claiming to not believe in “legislating from the bench.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Cornyn Hypocritically Accuses Democrats Of ‘Hysterical’ Reaction To Right-Wing Judicial Activism] Reference

That's how the constitution was set up – not the legislating from the bench process.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Poll: Will Obama name a liberal to Supreme Court?] Reference

Well it was nice of Russert to get Coburn to say Alito was legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Sen. Coburn (R-OK) Admits Alito Legislated From The Bench] Reference

Wow, these Tea Partiers must hate John Roberts and his legislating from the bench, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exclusive: Tea Party Federation draft 'guide' on Kagan nomination] Reference

The recent decision in the Citizens United case has been described as legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Senators signal bruising Supreme Court confirmation battle] Reference

Another Update: Professor Bainbridge has a good post on yet another case of legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coyote Blog » 2005 » February] Reference

Rolling back protections in the Constitution … hmmm … smells like legislating from the bench to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » A Strip Search of Novak’s Column Yields No Facts] Reference

Oh, and watch him try to go after the Supreme Court for being "activist" and "legislating from the bench.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Is It Me, Or Is It Hot in Here?] Reference

Please show me where that concept is in the Constitution and how that would not be legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Specter faces angry crowd at town hall meeting] Reference

It is the liberal supreme court, legislating from the bench, that has destroyed the moral fiber of this country.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blitzer: This year, the Supreme Court hangs in the balance] Reference

This case is the result of judges neutrally applying principles of tort law rather than legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Where, According to Tort Law, Should Accused Criminals and Ex-Convicts Live?] Reference

You know, these comments by our horrible, horrible president about Miers not legislating from the bench are confusing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference

Your comment asked why we are complaining about Alito legislating from the bench, but nobody was complaining about that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Sen. Coburn (R-OK) Admits Alito Legislated From The Bench] Reference

I'll just let that speak for itself, and will ask a related question: is McCrery's heart really in legislating, anymore?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference

He actually said that to rule any other way would be legislating from the bench which is something he doesn't believe in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Chief Justice Alexander is "Very Well Qualified" to legislate from the bench] Reference

After the recent SCOTUS decision putting our elections up for sale, their are clearly justices legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama discusses Supreme Court pick with Senate leaders] Reference

Steve: This case is the result of judges neutrally applying principles of tort law rather than legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Where, According to Tort Law, Should Accused Criminals and Ex-Convicts Live?] Reference

This strikes me as a desire for the Courts to invent a right — what often is derided as “legislating from the bench”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Health insurance mandate as a privacy right violation] Reference

She has also said laws are made at the bench, and she is apparently a fan of legislating from the bench – which is not her job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hatch reminds committee of past Obama statements] Reference

My question is, are Alitos decisions (from the samples above and others) within that category of “legislating from the bench”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Alito’s Colleagues on Alito: “Radical,” “Unwise,” “Ignores Precedent”] Reference

This is judging, according to the Constitution, not “legislating from the bench” – no matter what Judd and Senator Coburn may say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Sen. Coburn (R-OK) Admits Alito Legislated From The Bench] Reference

The Democrats do have their cushion, but Nancy and her President are legislating from the left quartile, effectively ceding that cushion.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » House Democratic Leaders Drop “Deem and Pass”] Reference

I don't want judges legislating from the bench, however their choice of deciding new definitions of established legal terms is troubling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Car Thief-Cop Killer Had 20 Convictions] Reference

You don’t seem to mind the Leftist judges legislating from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Sen. Coburn (R-OK) Admits Alito Legislated From The Bench] Reference

It’s only legislating from the bench when the ruling is against a corporation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Lieberman satisfied by prospect that Obama nominee could make Supreme Court ‘slightly less liberal.’] Reference

I question the idea of legislating or taxing the "symptom" and not addressing the root problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference

I think I actually meant "legislating" not "politics" with regard to process.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Wins Guam By A Hair, Even Delegate Split Likely] Reference