fletcher v. peck
Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional
John marshall
Chief Justice John Marshall and the Court gave up the power to establish courts and to issue writs of mandamus.
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Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional
Marbury V Madison (1803) established the concept of judicial review. John Marshall, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time, was a Federalist, and all his rulings strengthened the power of the federal government over that of the individual states. In Marbury V Madison, Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court had the power to declare both decisions by lower federal courts, and laws, unconstitutional.
The Marshall Court set the precedent that US laws could be devalidated if they were found to violate the US Constitution and gave the courts this power.
Chief Justice John Marshall formally claimed the power of judicial review, the ability of the courts to review and declare laws relevant to cases before the court unconstitutional, in Marbury v. Madison, (1803).
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The Supreme Court gained the power to declare laws unconstitutional
The power of the supreme court to declare a law "unconstitutional" is called Judicial Review. No part of the constitution actually grants this power explicitly to the Supreme Court, but the case of Marbury vs. Madison established this power and has been the accepted precedent for granting the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review ever since.
No, that is a power reserved for the courts of the Judicial Branch.