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The Opinion Clause arose out of the debates at the Constitutional Convention regarding whether the president would exercise executive authority singly or in concert with other officials or...
Constitutionof the United States. Article Two of the United States Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, which carries out and enforces federal laws. Article Two vests the power of the executive branch in the office of the president of the United States, lays out the procedures for electing and removing the ...
The President . . . may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices . . . . Article II. Section 2. Clause 3.
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States. Decided in 1803, Marbury is regarded as the single most ...
- William Marbury v. James Madison, Secretary of State of the United States
- Opinion
- Marshall, joined by Paterson, Chase, Washington
Adopted in 1791, freedom of speech is a feature of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. [17] The French Declaration provides for freedom of expression in Article 11, which states that: The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man.
An advisory opinion is a non-binding interpretation of the law by a court,1 Footnote Advisory Opinion, Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019). essentially the court providing advice on an abstract or hypothetical legal question.
1996] Opinion Clause 649 clause actually expands Congress's powers, but only that it does not shrink them.8 For Marshall, even if the clause neither enlarges nor restricts-and thus is in some sense redundant-it nonetheless serves a sensible purpose, by "remov[ing] all doubts" about what would otherwise be left to implication.9
