the Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall gave the court the power of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison. this would mean that the court could interpret whether an act committed by a co-equal branch on the government side is constitutional or not. during the hearing, the chief justice gave the Supreme Court the sole authority to have such a discretion. such a power impacted the judicial system positively by giving other justices and judges opportunities to determine the cases without any contradiction from a third party due to a constitutional violation. the judges have since implemented the freedom in making rulings where the cases are very weighty and
