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I’m not a legal scholar but I’m pretty sure Marbury v Madison pretty conclusively decided that the United States judiciary certainly does have the authority, th
by techsupporter 8y ago
I’m not a legal scholar but I’m pretty sure Marbury v Madison pretty conclusively decided that the United States judiciary certainly does have the authority, through suit, to decide constitutionality of laws and to overturn actions that are contrary to the constitution.
- thaumasiotes 8y agoYou, as a citizen, cannot sue the government under the theory "the government is violating the constitution". In order to have standing to file the suit, you must have suffered a particular injury related to the government's illegal conduct; the fact that the government is violating the law is not considered an injury.