The Supreme Court voids a new tax because it unconstitutionally targets religious minorities.
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The Marbury v. Madison ruling cemented the idea of checks and balances by establishing the idea of judicial review. This allowed for the Supreme Court to interpret and declare laws unconstitutional as they saw fit.
Marbury vs Madison
A law that violates the Constitution must be overturned
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Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)Marbury vs Madison is activist in the way the court took action to say that the Constitution overrides laws passed by the congress (legislature). Therefore it turned down a request by Marbury to put him in as a Justice of the Peace because doing so would require the Courts to allow the Congress peremptory power over the Constitution. This was not allowed and is referred to as the start of judicial activism. However it is a complex case (Marbury vs Madison.)For more in-depth information on Marbury v. Madison, see Related Questions, below.