Marbury was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statues, and some government actions that they find to violate the Constitution of the United...
The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress, (the Judiciary Act of 1789). Marbury v. Madison established the principle of "judicial review" the the supreme court has the power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional. The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of the laws of government or the acts of a government official.
