
Экзамен зачет учебный год 2023 / Marbury v. Madison
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Marbury v.
Madison
The most important constitutional case in the US
VLADISLAV VYDUMCHIK LOMONOSOV MSU LAW FACULTY LLB PROGRAMME GROUP 201
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Basics
Case established the principle of judicial review

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ORIGIN
Political and ideological rivarly between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Story
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01 |
Adams lost |
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presidential election |
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He appointed sever dozen |
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party supporters |
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Madison didn’t |
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deliver commissions |
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Marbury observed it |
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and filed a lawsuit |

Court opinion
Madison’s refusal was illegal

Decision
Laws contradicting with Constitution are null and void

CRITICISM
Decision as “strove” to justify Supreme court authority

LEGACY
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•The single most important decision in American constitutional law
•Establishing judicial review, like in Britain

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