05/14/2023
“A Law repugnant to the Constitution is void.” Marbury v. Madison
If you are interested in legal history, here's Marbury v. Madison. In 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion, Marbury v. Madison, which established that the U.S. Supreme Court has the final say as to the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Here is information on the decision that established this legal precedence.
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/marbury-v-madison?fbclid=IwAR34L3zkl9v5hnA50ci1NZEftEFXzU6OL0ZD9Avxk7H1l-D7LJ1GQ39Nsyw
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Show-cause order served on James Madison, Secretary of State, 1802; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States; Record Group 267; National Archives. (The document shows damage from the 1898 fire in the Capitol Building.) View Transcript The decision in this Supr...