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Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court case from 1803 that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Court to invalidate laws that conflict with the Constitution. The case arose when William Marbury petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel Secretary of State James Madison to deliver his commission as a justice of the peace. The Court ruled that while Marbury had a right to his commission, it did not have the authority to issue the writ due to a conflict with the Constitution, the

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