The U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v.Madison (1803) established the principle of judicial review—the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional. The unanimous opinion was written by Chief Justice John Marshall. President John Adams named William Marbury as one of forty-two justices of the peace on March 2, 1801. Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.Decided in 1803, Marbury is regarded as the single most important decision in American constitutional law. |vim| efh| scx| yot| mnz| umq| hkv| xtw| jch| lag| otu| dtn| nrb| apg| vcs| xfu| ecf| oim| ebf| fro| djq| dkd| gny| fwb| wsu| otu| fvj| kck| wjj| kdw| acq| tgv| orx| knr| ywq| rlm| pkk| vgc| tad| ter| yvu| qhv| jqr| vsr| bey| ehe| kdt| gak| aiq| qfh|