Independent Special Prosecutor v. Kisswani (2024): Difference between revisions

'''''Marbury v. Madison''''', 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), was a [[List of landmark court decisions in the United States|landmark decision]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] that established the principle of [[judicial review in the United States|judicial review]], meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the [[Constitution of the United States]]. Decided in 1803, ''Marbury'' is regarded as the single most important decision in American constitutional law.{{sfnp|Chemerinsky|2019|loc=§ 2.2.1, p. 39}}{{sfnp|Chemerinsky|2021|loc=§ 1.3, p. 12}} It established that the U.S. Constitution is actual law, not just a statement of political principles and ideals. It also helped define the boundary between the [[Separation of powers under the United States Constitution|constitutionally separate]] executive and judicial branches of the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]].