Can the US Congress make a law immune to judicial review?

In addition, a law passed by Congress that does not have direct negative consequences for anybody will not be subject to review because it will not lead to a “case or controversy,” which is where the court’s jurisdiction is limited. read more

Although judicial review has now become an established part of constitutional law in the United States, there are some who disagree with the doctrine. At the Constitutional Convention, neither proponents nor opponents of judicial review disputed that any government based on a written constitution requires some mechanism to prevent laws that violate that constitution from being made and enforced. read more

Judicial review outside the United States. In the world outside the United States, the idea of making the judiciary the guardian of the constitution was not warmly received until the second half of the 20th century. read more