Review of Federal Action While there is no explicit textual authority for federal court review of the acts of the President and the Congress, this power has been inferred from a number of sources, including the Art. III grant of judicial power to the Supreme Court and inferior federal courts and the principle that it is the judicial power to say what the law, i.e., the Constitution, is.
Review of State Action a. The Supremacy Clause of Art. VI establishes federal judicial power over the acts of state officials. b. Art. VI requires state courts to make decisions in conformity with the U.S. Constitution. These “cases arising under the Constitution” are reviewable by the Supreme Court under Art. III.