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Marbury v. Madison
U.S. Supreme Court (1803)
tl;dr: The Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review, asserting its power to declare congressional acts unconstitutional. While Marbury had a right to his commission, the Court lacked original jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus.
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William Marbury was appointed as a justice of the peace by President John Adams in the final hours of his presidency. When Thomas Jefferson took office, his Secretary of State James Madison refused to deliver Marbury's commission...
Holding
The Court established judicial review, holding that it has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional...
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Issue
Constitutional authority of the Court...
Rule
The Constitution is supreme law...
Analysis
Court examined three key questions...
Conclusion
Established judicial review principle...
- Established the principle of judicial review: the Supreme Court's power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
- Held that Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional for attempting to expand the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction beyond Article III's limits.
- Affirmed that "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."
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