Question
This case held that the Supreme Court did not have the power to issue a writ of mandamus to restore the plaintiff’s commission as a “Midnight Judge” appointed by John Adams. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this 1803 case, the first in which the Supreme Court exercised judicial review to strike down a law as unconstitutional.
ANSWER: Marbury v. Madison [accept either underlined portion]
[10h] Nonetheless, the Supreme Court avoids ruling on constitutional grounds when possible, a doctrine that was established when plaintiffs sued this corporation for breach of contract in the Ashwander case.
ANSWER: Tennessee Valley Authority [or TVA; accept Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority]
[10m] This later Supreme Court justice quipped “The constitution does not prevent states from enacting stupid laws.” As an attorney, this person successfully argued against the constitutionality of racial housing covenants in Shelley v. Kraemer.
ANSWER: Thurgood Marshall
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 89% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 20% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Berkeley C | Berkeley B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Stanford C | Stanford A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Stanford B | Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |