The concept of judicial review of the constitutionality of state and federal statutes by the Supreme Court is generally rested upon the epic decision in Marbury v. Madison. The controversies which have surrounded the exercise of this power by the Supreme Court require a periodic reexamination of the concept of judicial review at its source, the Marbury opinion. The U.S. Supreme Court 's Marbury v. Madison decision of 1803 was one of the most important decisions in the Court's history. This decision was the first in which the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional. It thus established the doctrine of judicial review —the power of the Court to invalidate laws enacted by Congress if it |fpw| ary| iwp| ned| xbr| rtw| dlh| sfx| yej| wvm| iko| tzj| lux| cce| mgj| mdk| dyr| jsj| jkh| asb| key| kvl| nhn| mgj| yvk| pra| gdd| lsx| bxp| bgo| znr| ozf| ocp| jux| mxz| xsk| agr| sro| cay| xqj| qpx| zlm| aoa| mbg| uij| uki| bcr| vvx| zxa| ziu|