judicial review
Judicial review is the capability of the Supreme Court to review a law and determine if it's constitutional or not, meaning to decide if it follows the constitution and should be a U.S. law. They can also deem a government action as unconstitutional and determine what to do after that. An official definition of judicial review is "the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of agovernment official."
A few widely known cases of judicial review include the case of Roe v. Wade in which the Court overturned a Texas law prohibiting abortion, Brown v. Board of Education in which the Court made racial segregation in public schools ilegial, Texas v. Johnson in which the Court overturned a Texas law prohibiting desecration of the US flag, and Lawrence v. Texas in which the Court overturned a Texas anti-sodomy law as an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.
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A few widely known cases of judicial review include the case of Roe v. Wade in which the Court overturned a Texas law prohibiting abortion, Brown v. Board of Education in which the Court made racial segregation in public schools ilegial, Texas v. Johnson in which the Court overturned a Texas law prohibiting desecration of the US flag, and Lawrence v. Texas in which the Court overturned a Texas anti-sodomy law as an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.
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