Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) (1803)1803 · Court ruling · Opinion of the CourtEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0631 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Judicial review and constitutional courts · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“In Marbury v. Madison (1803) the US Supreme Court declined to apply part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 as unconstitutional, asserting that 'it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is'.”
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