Marbury versus Madison

Cultural  

1. A case decided by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803. The Court declared unanimously that a certain law passed by Congress should not be enforced, because the law was opposed to the Constitution. Marbury versus Madison established the principle of “judicial review” — that the Supreme Court has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.

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Example Sentences

This was immediately followed by the impeachment of Judge Pickering, the deposition of Judge Addison by the Senate of Pennsylvania, and the famous decision given by Marshall on "Marbury versus Madison."

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert

The "midnight appointments" of John Adams he refused to acknowledge, and he paid no heed to John Marshall's dicta in Marbury versus Madison.

From The Boss and the Machine; a chronicle of the politicians and party organization by Orth, Samuel Peter

Of far greater importance was the decision of Marshall in "Marbury versus Madison."

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert