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Hylton v. United States
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
In 1796, the Supreme Court made its first judgment on the constitutionality of a federal statute, when it ruled that Congress had the authority to pass a tax on carriages in 1794. The Court would first explicitly assert its right of judicial review when deciding M arbury v. M adison . ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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