Federalist No. 80

Federalist No. 80
Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 80
AuthorAlexander Hamilton
Original titleThe Powers of the Judiciary
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Independent Journal, New York Packet, The Daily Advertiser
Publication date
July 5 – August 12, 1788
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeNewspaper
Preceded byFederalist No. 79 
Followed byFederalist 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]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Alexander. "Federalist No. 80". The Avalon Project. Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale University. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, Alexander. "Federalist No. 80". The Federalist Papers. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2011.