judicial review
noun
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: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional
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Sauer noted that federal law gives the department’s secretary broad discretion over parole decisions—including the ability to revoke them—and limits judicial review of such actions.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The issue is not whether citizenship laws should change—Congress can always legislate within constitutional bounds—but whether the executive can reinterpret foundational constitutional rights unilaterally, without effective judicial review.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The president attempted to bypass these issues by invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, but that effort has likewise been frozen by judicial review.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Because if the Administration really can evade judicial review, even functionally, if not formally, then what is to stop it from sending countless other people, citizens and non-citizens, to El Salvador under similar circumstances?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The issue is not whether citizenship laws should change—Congress can always legislate within constitutional bounds—but whether the executive can reinterpret foundational constitutional rights unilaterally, without effective judicial review.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The president attempted to bypass these issues by invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, but that effort has likewise been frozen by judicial review.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Because if the Administration really can evade judicial review, even functionally, if not formally, then what is to stop it from sending countless other people, citizens and non-citizens, to El Salvador under similar circumstances?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Judicial review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judicial%20review. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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