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The power of judicial review is the authority of the federal courts to say what the law is.  Chief Justice Marshall established this doctrine in ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'':

'''Judicial review''' is the authority of the federal [[court]]s to declare [[law]] enacted by [[Congress]] un[[constitution]]al.<ref>US Government and Politics</ref> [[Chief Justice]] Marshall established this doctrine in ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'':

:It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.

:It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.

This is not to be confused with additional unjustified power taken by the judiciary for itself that is known as [[judicial supremacy]] or [[judicial activism]].

This is not to be confused with additional unjustified power taken by the judiciary for itself that is known as [[judicial supremacy]] or [[judicial activism]].

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