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What important legal principle did US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall pronounce in the case Marbury v. Madison, and what impact did it have on the Supreme

Court and the US legal system?

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The U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle of judicial review—the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional. The unanimous opinion was written by Chief Justice John Marshall.

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