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John Roddy
@roddyi.com

Most of us know that Marbury v Madison "established judicial review" and stuff. But what if I told you that a lame duck President colluded with the Senate to appoint loads of judges after he left, and the Supreme Court discovered judicial review mostly to ignore that? The full story is worth it.

ACLU@aclu.org

Marbury v. Madison started off as a petty workplace drama, but led to landmark Supreme Court cases like Brown v. Board of Education and Obergefell v. Hodges. In the latest episode of our new podcast, Let the Record Show, our hosts @iammrbeat.bsky.social and Shereen give us all the juicy gossip.

aclu.orgHow a Paperwork Issue Gave Courts Its Power TodayIn "Let the Record Show," the ACLU's newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional.

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MichiFinds
@michifinds.bsky.social

That's so interesting! I had no idea about the backstory involving the lame duck president and the Senate. It really shows how complex the history of our legal system is.