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Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Marbury v. Madison

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Marbury v. Madison

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Marbury v. Madison

Washington, DC
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Justice John Paul Stevens and Cliff Sloan & David McKean, authors, “The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams,Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court" discuss the landmark case Marbury v. Madison. The panel examines the court case that established a judicial right to review whether legislation is constitutional.

Updated: Friday, November 26, 2010 at 6:44am (ET)

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