Marbury
Marbury is most often a surname, occasionally used as a given name.
In American legal and political discourse, Marbury typically refers to *Marbury v.
Madison* (1803), the Supreme Court case that established judicial review—the power of courts to strike down laws as unconstitutional: Every law student studies Marbury in their first year.
Courts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- original jurisdictionCourt's power to hear cases first
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
- landmark decisionLegally significant court judgment
1803 · constitutional law · separation of powers · checks and balances · legal precedent · commission · appointment · jurisdiction
- Chief JusticeHighest court's lead title
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- Founding FathersRevolutionary-era American statesmen
- judicial powerCourts' constitutional authority
legal precedent · federalist · legal theory · jurisprudence · opinion · landmark ruling · judicial authority · court opinion
Second American chief executive
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
- Democratic-RepublicansJefferson's founding-era party
- executive powerGovernment's enforcement capacity
- political conflictStruggle over governmental power
James Madison · American history · federal government · lame duck · partisan · transition of power
judicial review
Courts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- original jurisdictionCourt's power to hear cases first
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
landmark decision · 1803 · constitutional law · separation of powers · checks and balances · legal precedent · commission · appointment · jurisdiction · mandamus
John Marshall
- Chief JusticeHighest court's lead title
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- Founding FathersRevolutionary-era American statesmen
judicial power · legal precedent · federalist · legal theory · jurisprudence · opinion · landmark ruling · judicial authority · court opinion
John Adams
Second American chief executive
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
- Democratic-RepublicansJefferson's founding-era party
- executive powerGovernment's enforcement capacity
James Madison · political conflict · American history · federal government · lame duck · partisan · transition of power
- Marbury v. MadisonLandmark ruling establishing judicial review