Marbury v. Madison
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Marbury v. Madison is the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, empowering federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marbury v. Madison canonical | 20 |
| Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) | 1 |
| William Marbury had a right to his commission as justice of the peace. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Marbury v. Madison Context triple: [Supreme Court of the United States, notableCase, Marbury v. Madison]
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
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United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marbury v. Madison Target entity description: Marbury v. Madison is the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, empowering federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
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A.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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B.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
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C.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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D.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ judicial review case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| branchChecked |
executive branch
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legislative branch ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | John Marshall ⓘ |
| citation |
1 Cranch 137
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5 U.S. 137 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article III
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surface form:
Article III of the United States Constitution
Supremacy Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1803-02-24 ⓘ |
| defendant | James Madison ⓘ |
| defendantOffice | United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| field |
United States constitutional law
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federal courts and jurisdiction ⓘ |
| fullName |
Marbury v. Madison
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)
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| historicalContext |
conflict between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
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early years of the Jefferson administration ⓘ |
| holding |
A writ of mandamus was the appropriate remedy for Marbury, but the Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to issue it in this case.
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Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, to the extent it purported to expand the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction, was unconstitutional. ⓘ The Supreme Court has the authority to review acts of Congress and determine whether they are unconstitutional. ⓘ Marbury v. Madison self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
William Marbury had a right to his commission as justice of the peace.
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| impact | established the Supreme Court as a coequal branch of government with power to invalidate unconstitutional laws ⓘ |
| issue |
power of federal courts to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
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scope of the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction under Article III of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ validity of undelivered judicial commissions signed by an outgoing president ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | original jurisdiction (sought) ⓘ |
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| opinionBy | John Marshall ⓘ |
| outgoingPresidentInvolved | John Adams ⓘ |
| plaintiff | William Marbury ⓘ |
| presidentInvolved | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| principleEstablished |
it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is
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judicial review ⓘ the Constitution is superior to ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| remedySought | writ of mandamus ⓘ |
| sectionInterpreted |
Judiciary Act of 1789
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surface form:
Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789
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| statuteInterpreted | Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ |
| taughtIn | law school constitutional law courses ⓘ |
| topic |
checks and balances
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federal courts ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| unanimousDecision | true ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1803 ⓘ |
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Subject: Marbury v. Madison Description of subject: Marbury v. Madison is the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, empowering federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
Referenced by (22)
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this entity surface form:
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)
this entity surface form:
William Marbury had a right to his commission as justice of the peace.