When the supreme court makes a ruling on in case this thursday to interpret a law passed by congress it is example of

The correct answer is judicial review.

In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice Marshall developed a doctrine that is commonly known as Judicial Review.

Judicial Review gives the Supreme Court the right/obligation/duty to hear cases about the actions of the executive or legislative branch and to make a determination about the constitutionality of the executive or legislative branches' actions