http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1803/ U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>Is Marbury entitled to his appointment? Is his lawsuit the correct way to get it? And, is the Supreme Court the place for Marbury to get the relief he requests?</p><p>Yes; yes; and it depends. The justices held, through Marshall's forceful argument, that on the last issue the Constitution was "the fundamental and paramount law of the nation" and that "an act of the legislature repugnant to the constitution is void." In other words, when the Constitution--the nation's highest law--conflicts with an act of the legislature, that act is invalid. This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1803/1803_0/