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In Marbury vs
Madison, which was decided
February 24, 1803, the Supreme Court stated that the Constitution gives it
the final authority to determine which laws are
constitutional and which are not. |
Oliver
Ellsworth was one of the proponents
of a two-house Congress, and was chairman of the
committee that organized the federal judiciary.
He became the second Chief Justice in 1796, and
served in that capacity until resigning for
health reasons in 1800. |
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