“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” —Chief Justice John Marshall, in Marbury v. Madison, 1803 What has been the lasting significance of Marbury v. Madison, and how has the establishment of judicial review shaped the power of the Supreme Court in U.S. history?

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”
—Chief Justice John Marshall, in Marbury v. Madison, 1803
What has been the lasting significance of Marbury v. Madison, and how has the establishment of judicial review shaped the power of the Supreme Court in U.S. history?
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