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by sjsdaiuasgdia 357 days ago
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."

- Marbury vs Madison, 1803

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"judicial department", not one person.
When that one person, who is part of the judicial branch and operating within its jurisdiction, has a trial placed in front of them? Yes. That's literally their job.

The quote is from a landmark case that established the judiciary as being the ultimate arbiters of the interpretation of the laws that have been passed by the legislature and signed by the executive.