Marbury v. Madison: How Much Power Does the Supreme Court Have?
Haley ProctorLegislative, Executive, and Judicial—three equal branches of government… right? Not at first. Haley Proctor, Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame, explains how Marbury v. Madison (1803) redefined judicial authority and transformed the role of the Supreme Court.
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