Constitutional Supremacy, Not Judicial Supremacy
By: TJ Martinell In response to a U.S. Supreme Court opinion, President Andrew Jackson allegedly remarked “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” Whether he actually said ...
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Clearing up the confusion about Marbury v. Madison
By Publius Huldah It is true that the Constitution does not expressly say that the federal courts have the power to strike down acts of Congress which are unconstitutional. What ...
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The Marbury v Madison Myth
By: Michael Boldin Almost everything in modern “constitutional law” is based on a myth. “A long, long time ago — 1803, if the storyteller is trying to be precise — ...
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