Marbury v. Madison

1803 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case
Event decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states Q538242
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Marbury v. Madison

Summary

Marbury v. Madison is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,460 views/month, #7 of 789).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marbury v. Madison is in the country of United States[3].
  • Marbury v. Madison's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[4].
  • Marbury v. Madison's Commons category is recorded as Marbury v. Madison[5].
  • Marbury v. Madison's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[6].
  • Marbury v. Madison's legal citation of this text is recorded as 5 U.S. 137[7].
  • Marbury v. Madison's legal citation of this text is recorded as 2 L. Ed. 60[8].
  • Marbury v. Madison's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1 Cranch 137[9].
  • Marbury v. Madison's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1803 U.S. LEXIS 352[10].
  • Marbury v. Madison's published in is recorded as United States Reports[11].
  • Marbury v. Madison's defendant is recorded as James Madison[12].
  • Marbury v. Madison's plaintiff is recorded as William Marbury[13].
  • Marbury v. Madison's laws applied is recorded as Judiciary Act of 1789[14].
  • Marbury v. Madison's laws applied is recorded as Article Three of the United States Constitution[15].
  • Marbury v. Madison's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United Kingdom[16].
  • Marbury v. Madison's majority opinion by is recorded as John Marshall[17].

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When and Where

Marbury v. Madison is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Marbury v. Madison's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[4].

Why It Matters

Marbury v. Madison ranks in the top 0.89% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,460 views/month, #7 of 789).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . courtlistener.com. courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . courtlistener.com. courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . courtlistener.com. courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Defendant James Madison
    Court Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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