Marbury v. Madison

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The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Rule of law American politics

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John Marshall

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Marbury v. Madison

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Legal writing

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English

Time

1803 1800s 19th century

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Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Judicial supremacy Separation of powers Constitutional theory Legal theory

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John Marshall

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Marbury v. Madison

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Legal writing

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English

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1803 1800s 19th century

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Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

Certainly all those who have framed written Constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be that an act of the Legislature repugnant to the Constitution is void.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Constitutional theory

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John Marshall

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Marbury v. Madison

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Legal writing

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English

Time

1803 1800s 19th century

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Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.