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The oversight board has ruled that the former president must remain suspended for now but also asserted its independence<\/p>\n

The US supreme court is defined by Marbury vs Madison, an 1803 case in which the court ruled that it had the power to strike down laws. It was a pivotal moment for the court, less than 15 years old – and one the oversight board clearly had in mind as it made its own pivotal ruling, turning a simple yes\/no question about the US president into a firm demand for the independence of a nascent legal institution. Here are five takeaways from the weighty ruling.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/span>Trump’s Facebook ban should not be lifted, network’s oversight board rules<\/a> <\/p>\n

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