Madisonian

comparative more Madisonian · superlative most Madisonian

1. Of or relating to James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States, hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

   [T]he Williams [v. Pennsylvania] majority endorsed the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct as an appropriate articulation of the Madisonian standard that “no man can be a judge in his own cause.”

   2024 May 29, Jamie Raskin, “How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases”, in The New York Times

plural Madisonians

1. A native or inhabitant of Madison, Wisconsin, United States.