Properties (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Established the principle of judicial review.
Important case for understanding judicial power. Significance_in_American_legal_history. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:court |
Unanimous decision
Supreme_Court_ruled_against_Marbury. |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
Federalists_vs._Democratic-Republicans
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
February 24, 1803 |
| gptkbp:established |
Judicial review
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Early 19th century American politics
Context_of_early_American_governance. |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Foundation_for_the_power_of_judicial_review_in_the_U.S.
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Set a precedent for future cases involving judicial review.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Marbury v. Madison
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| gptkbp:impact |
U.S._constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Constitutional interpretation
Judicial activism Judicial restraint |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:William_Marbury |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_John_Marshall
Allowed courts to invalidate laws. Scope of judicial review expanded. |
| gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
Checks and balances
Separation of powers Impact on the balance of power. Judicial review as a fundamental principle. |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
First case to apply judicial review
Conflict between federal and state authority Debate over the role of the judiciary. Influenced the development of constitutional law. Strengthened the judiciary's role in government. |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Often studied in law schools.
Still relevant in contemporary legal discussions. 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) Analyzed the limits of judicial power. Influenced_the_interpretation_of_the_Constitution. Landmark_case_in_U.S._history. |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Marbury's_request_for_a_writ_of_mandamus_denied
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Strengthened_the_power_of_the_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder gptkb:Bush_v._Gore Constitutional law Checks and balances Federalism Separation of powers Judicial power Writ of mandamus |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Judiciary Act of 1789
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| gptkbp:team |
Legacy of judicial independence.
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