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"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." - Marbury vs Madison, 1803
by sjsdaiuasgdia 1y ago
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."
- Marbury vs Madison, 1803
- chasd00 1y ago"judicial department", not one person.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 1y agoWhen that one person, who is part of the judicial branch and operating within its jurisdiction, has a trial placed in front of them? Yes. That's literally their job. The quote is from a landmark case that established the judiciary as being the ultimate arbiters of the interpretation of the laws that have been passed by the legislature and signed by the executive.