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jan 7, 1803 - Marbury v. Madison

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Marshall ruled that the Court could not force Madison to deliver Adams' commission to Marbury, rendering Congress' Judiciary Act of 1789 void and thus giving the judiciary branch the power to nullify acts of Congress

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jan 7, 1803
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~ 223 years ago