Ruling In Marbury V Madison. Madison established a very important precedent. Madison (1803) established the principle of judicial review—the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.

The supreme court, led by chief justice john marshall , denied the request, citing part of the judiciary act of 1789 as unconstitutional. The court unanimously decided not to require madison to deliver the commission to marbury. Terms in this set (24) marbury vs.