Marbury v. Madison

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gptkbp:category Landmark United States Supreme Court cases
1803 in United States case law
United States constitutional case law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:5_U.S._(1_Cranch)_137
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Article_III_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1803
gptkbp:decision gptkb:John_Marshall
unanimous
February 24, 1803
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:docketNumber No. 23
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Marbury_v._James_Madison,_Secretary_of_State_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:hasDoctrine Judicial review
gptkbp:heldBy Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 is unconstitutional
Established the principle of judicial review
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marbury v. Madison
gptkbp:impact Strengthened the role of the Supreme Court
Defined the boundary between the executive and judicial branches
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:leader gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:pages 137
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:William_Marbury
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Judicial_review_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Martin_v._Hunter's_Lessee
gptkb:Cooper_v._Aaron
gptkb:Fletcher_v._Peck
gptkbp:reporter gptkb:Cranch
gptkbp:requires February 11, 1803
gptkbp:significance Established the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution
First case to apply the principle of judicial review
gptkbp:statuteInvolved gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1789
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Judicial review
gptkbp:volume 5
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gptkb:High_Court_of_Justice
gptkb:Legal_history_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Early_American_Republic
gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkb:United_States_politics
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkb:Constitution_of_United_States
gptkb:Federalist_No._78
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