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How did the supreme court decision in Marbury v. madison strengthen the federal judiciary

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Marbury v. Madison. Ah, such a lovely topic.


The Supreme Court's landmark decision regarding judicial review is Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803).

Marbury was the first Supreme Court decision to strike down an act of Congress as unconstitutional.

Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Marbury v. Madison, legal case in which, on February 24, 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

The court's opinion, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law.

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