2. This court case established the concept of
Judicial Review or the ability of the Judiciary
Branch to declare a law unconstitutional.
LAW
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3. Before Adam’s term of presidency expired, he passed the
Judiciary act of 1801 which increased the number of
federal judges by 16 and promptly filled the spots, but
since the documents authorizing some of the
appointments had not been delivered by the time Adams
left office, Jefferson argued that these appointments
were invalid.
James Madison, one of the appointed judges whose
paper work had not been turned in on time sued the
court to enforce The Judiciary act of 1789 which required
the Supreme Court to order that the papers be delivered.
Chief Justice Marshall decided that this provision of the
act unconstitutional.

4. • Established the principle of Judicial Review
• Gave the Supreme Court power to declare
laws and acts unconstitutional