Notes for Law 121 – Block 1 Eve 2 By Prof. Gwen Grecia-De Vera 5 October 2026   Before taking up the three great departments of government, I introduce my Constitutional Law I students to judicial review through two landmark decisions. We begin with the seminal United States case Marbury v. Madison (5 U.S. 137), followed by Angara v. Electoral Commission (63 Phil. 139), the Philippine Supreme Court decision that is generally regarded as having firmly established the power of judicial review in the country. This helps first-year law students understand why we derive our understanding of the Constitution from judicial decisions and the…