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Posted by joe on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 8:04pm.

How would one distinguish successful from unsuccessful assertions of judicial power? What is it that puts Marbury in one class and Dred Scott in another?

government - Ms. Sue, Monday, December 1, 2008 at 8:09pm
In the Marbury case, the Supreme Court threw out the suit because it was based on an unconstitutional statute.

Check these sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott

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