The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789, unconstitutional.
Marbury v. Madison
John Marshall established the principle of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison.
Fourth Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the Court in 1803, when the case was finally allowed to go to trial. Chief Justice Marshall authored the opinion of the Court for Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803). Marbury v. Madison is the case most often cited when discussing the origin of judicial review.For more information about Marbury v. Madison, see Related Links, below.
The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789, unconstitutional.
John Marshall.
In 1803, Marshall decided a case that increased the power of the supreme court.
Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)The Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial branch of government.
Marbury v. Madison established the practice of judicial review.
Chief Justice John Marshall formally claimed the power of judicial review, the ability of the courts to review and declare laws relevant to cases before the court unconstitutional, in Marbury v. Madison, (1803).
Marshall used the case of Marbury v. Madison to establish the principle of judicial review, the authority of the Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws. Today, judicial review remains one of the most important powers of the Supreme Court.
Marshall used the case of Marbury v. Madison to establish the principle of judicial review, the authority of the Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws. Today, judicial review remains one of the most important powers of the Supreme Court.
Marbury V Madison (1803) established the concept of judicial review. John Marshall, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time, was a Federalist, and all his rulings strengthened the power of the federal government over that of the individual states. In Marbury V Madison, Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court had the power to declare both decisions by lower federal courts, and laws, unconstitutional.