Author | Alexander Hamilton |
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Original title | The Powers of the Judiciary |
Language | English |
Publisher | The Independent Journal, New York Packet, The Daily Advertiser |
Publication date | July 5 – August 12, 1788 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Newspaper |
Preceded by | Federalist No. 79 |
Followed by | Federalist No. 81 |
Federalist No. 80 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the eightieth of The Federalist Papers.[1] It was published on June 21, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published.[2] It is titled "The Powers of the Judiciary", and it is the third in a series of six essays discussing the powers and limitations of the judicial branch.[2]