The text of the Constitution does not contain a specific reference to the power of judicial review. Rather, the power to declare laws unconstitutional has been deemed an implied po… See more

Constitutional Convention
During the debates at the Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers made a number of references to the concept of judicial revi… See more

Judiciary Act of 1789
The first Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, establishing the lower federal courts and specifying the details of federal court jurisdi… See more

Marbury was the first Supreme Court decision to strike down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Marshallwrote the opinion for a unanimous Court. The … See more

Marbury was the point at which the Supreme Court adopted a monitoring role over government actions. After the Court exercised its power of judicial review in Marbury, it … See more