Does the U.S. Supreme Court have the power to determine whether a law goes against the Constitution?
The Supreme Court ruled that the law Marbury based his claim on was unconstitutional. This was the first time the court ruled a law as going against the Constitution. It determined that the courts have the power of judicial review.
Answer: The Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in all cases arising under the Constitution, so the Supreme Court has the ultimate authority to decide whether statutes are consistent with the Constitution
