A law that violates the Constitution must be overturned
Judicial review
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The Marbury v. Madison ruling cemented the idea of checks and balances by establishing the idea of judicial review. This allowed for the Supreme Court to interpret and declare laws unconstitutional as they saw fit.
The Marbury v. Madison ruling cemented the idea of checks and balances by establishing the idea of judicial review. This allowed for the Supreme Court to interpret and declare laws unconstitutional as they saw fit.
The Marbury v. Madison ruling cemented the idea of checks and balances by establishing the idea of judicial review. This allowed for the Supreme Court to interpret and declare laws unconstitutional as they saw fit.
The precedence of declaring an act of Congress unconstitutional and subject to Judicial Review was set.
Marbury vs Madison
The Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison, issued in 1803, established this principle by ruling a section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional
Marbury vs. Madison
Marshall's ruling in Marbury vs. Madison
It was a case that helped establish the supreme court's power to check the power of the other branches of government