Marbury v Madison

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Marbury v Madison [Marbury v Madison] BrE NAmE NAmE
an important US Supreme Court case in 1803 which established its right to decide if a new law is illegal under the American Constitution. William Marbury had taken Secretary of State James ↑Madison to court because he refused to keep an agreement that Marbury would become a judge. The court decided that Marbury was right, and established the principal of ↑judicial review.