Legal Concepts

Judicial Review

This is the power of the courts to decide whether a law or decision by the government conflicts with the Constitution.

Landmark Cases Involving Judicial Review:

Marble tile with the phrase "it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." above "Marbury v. Madison 1803" etched in gold.

Marbury v. Madison

Establishment of Judicial Review and the Importance of the Separation of Powers

Learn more about judicial review in Wex, a free legal dictionary and encyclopedia from Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.

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