The practice of some state courts using the bill of rights in their state constitutions to provide more protection for some rights than is provided by the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Bill of Rights in the U.S.Constitution is called new judicial federalism.

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This is the definition of new judicial federalism, in which state courts expand upon federal constitutional protections for individual rights using their own state constitutions.

The Practice of Some State Courts Using the Bill of Rights