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1803Unit 2 · Interactions Among Branches of Government

Marbury v. Madison

The constitutional question

Article III — the scope of judicial power

The holding

Established judicial review: federal courts can strike down acts of Congress that conflict with the Constitution.

Live legislation that raises this case (1)

H.R. 1526 · 119thHouse Vote

NORRA of 2025

Marbury established courts say what the law is; the bill asks whether one judge may say it for the entire nation at once.