In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall first expressed ... department to say what the law is,” Marshall wrote in Marbury v. Madison. The notion goes back even further, to England, when the courts ...

By Jim Flynn • Special to CSBJ Numerous developments over the past few months have brought me back to Supreme Court Chief ...

In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall first expressed ... department to say what the law is,” Marshall wrote in Marbury v. Madison. The notion goes back even further, to England, when the courts ...

The 88-year-old justice, who sources said has no plans to step down anytime soon, is not alone in citing the 1803 ... that Marbury established." Immersed from the start in Marbury v. Madison ...

In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall first expressed the principle that while Congress makes the laws and the president enforces them, the courts decide when either of the other branches goes too far.

Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803 faced ... judgeship, Marbury’s lawyer brought a writ of mandamus in the U.S. Supreme Court to compel Jefferson’s Secretary of State James Madison to deliver ...

In the seminal case Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court decided that Marbury’s commission was valid and the new administration’s unwillingness to honor it violated a “vested legal right.” ...

Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803) has long been recognized for its important articulation of the ...