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Judicial Branch

Learn about the history of the judicial branch especially the U.S. Supreme Court and its most famous cases.
Judicial Review
Judicial Review was the precedent set that gave the Judicial Branch of the government the ability to declare laws unconstitutional.
John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Here is a profile of John Marshall, the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court responsible for deciding numerous key cases. Learn more about John Marshall with this profile.
Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource
Opinions of all the major decisions of the Supreme Court, along with the actual audio recordings of major cases (since 1955).

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