• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Fun fact: the only reason the supreme court has authority is because they said they do. And people have followed the norm of listening.

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      3 days ago

      Sort of. Marbury v. Madison did establish “judicial review”, but the Constitution did already specify that “The judicial Power shall extend to […] the Laws of the United States”. Marbury was really the test case that demonstrated this power.

      And yes, people followed the norm, which is how all of society operates, on norms and trust.