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  2. Article Three of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court has interpreted this provision as enabling Congress to create inferior (i.e., lower) courts under both Article III, Section 1, and Article I, Section 8. The Article III courts, which are also known as "constitutional courts", were first created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, and are the only courts with judicial power.

  3. Judicial Vesting Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Judicial Vesting Clause (Article III, Section 1, Clause 1) of the United States Constitution bestows the judicial power of the United States federal government to the Supreme Court of the United States and in the inferior courts of the federal judiciary of the United States. [1]

  4. Article Three - Wikipedia

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    Article Three of the United States Constitution; First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was also known as "Article the Third" or "The third article" Article 3 of the Constitution of India, establishment of new states and amendment of existing ones; Article 3 of the Constitution of Ireland; Article Three of the Constitution of ...

  5. Judiciary Act of 1789 - Wikipedia

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    The case was the first that clearly established that the judiciary can and must interpret what the Constitution permits and declare any laws which are contrary to the Constitution as unenforceable. Thus, the Judiciary Act of 1789 was the first act of Congress to be partially invalidated by the Supreme Court. [21] [22]

  6. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - Wikipedia

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    The Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution declare that governments cannot deprive any person of "life, liberty, or property" without due process of law. Also, Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person".

  7. Bill of rights - Wikipedia

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    Article III and XIII of the Constitution of the Philippines: 1987 Philippines: The Bill of Rights encapsulating Article III regulates duties and responsibilities of the government toward the rights of citizens, while Article XIII is specifically about human rights and social justice: Article 5 of the Constitution of Brazil: 1988 Brazil

  8. Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    Among them was an amendment protecting findings of fact in civil cases exceeding a certain dollar value from judicial review. Madison proposed that this amendment should be added directly to Article III, though Congress later determined to add the proposed Bill of Rights to the end of the Constitution, leaving the original text intact. [8]

  9. Marbury v. Madison - Wikipedia

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    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.