John Marshall Quote

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.


5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 178 - Marbury v. Madison (1803)


It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must...

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must...

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must...

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must...