Why was Marbury v. Madison such an important case?

October 20, 2009

Posted by surfarama

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Marbury v. Madison was a super important case in US law before it formed the basis for the exercise of Judicial review in the US, namely the power of a court to review the constitutionality of a statute or treaty, or to review an administrative regulation for consistency with either a statute, a treaty, or the constitution itself.

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