Curated OER
How the Court Became Supreme
Students investigate how the Supreme Court changed under the leadership of John Marshall. In this Supreme Court instructional activity, students recognize the role of the Supreme Court as well as the significance of Marbury v. Madison....
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Marshall Cases: Marbury v. Madison
The text of the famous Supreme Court decision, Marbury v. Madison, is presented here.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Supreme Court decision on Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803).
Digital History
Digital History: War on the Judiciary
The Judiciary Act of 1801 was a final attempt by the Federalists to control the judicial system before the Democratic Republicans took over. Read about the repeal of the act, which resulted in a landmark Supreme Court decision, Marybury...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and Judicial Review
In this lesson plan, students will consider "John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and Judicial Review-How the Court Became Supreme." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Power of the Courts: Marbury vs. Madison, 1803
Website with primary source material on the making of the U.S. government and Constitution explains how Marbury vs. Madison brought the power of Judicial Review to the Supreme Court.
Other
Touro Law Center: William Marbury vs. James Madison
Transcript of the landmark court case that established the constitutional principle of judicial review. Judicial review is the concept that the federal judiciary has final power as to whether an act of the Congress or the Executive...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: A Federalist Stronghold: John Marshall's Supreme Court
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, but his decisions, especially in Marbury v Madison, set the influence of the Court for the next many decades. Read about Marshall's decisions and why they were so important.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Thomas Jefferson: Domestic Affairs
Read about Thomas Jefferson's attempts to make a smaller bureaucracy and his problems with the federal courts.
Other
4 Law School: Marbury v. Madison
This article breaks down the facts of the Marbury v. Madison case, and briefly summarizes the Justices' opinions.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Marbury v. Madison (1803)
This resource contains the full text of the 1803 Supreme court case, Marbury v. Madison opinion.