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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Happy Birthday Marbury v. Madison! 5 U.S. 137 (1803) Decided February 24, 1803 (the case was argued thirteen days before the decision was issued.)205 years old and despite the current White House, still going strong!"The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws and not of men. It will certainly cease to deserve this high appellation, if the laws furnish no remedy for the violation of a vested legal right?It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department [the courts] to say what the law is??Speaking of the nifty nine, (although the Marbury decision was decided 4-0) on Monday the Supreme Courtis scheduled to hear argument in Cuellar v. United States (06-1456), on whether the federal money laundering statute requires an attempt to create the appearance of legitimate wealth...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on February 25, 2008 (boomark / email).