Thomas Bonham v College of Physicians, commonly known as "Dr. Bonham's Case or simply Bonham's Case", was a case decided in 1610 by the Court of Common Pleas in England, under Sir Edward Coke, the court's Chief Justice, in which it was ruled that Dr. Bonham had been wrongfully imprisoned by the College of Physicians for practising medicine without a licence. The case is notable because Cook argued in the decision's rationale that "in many cases, the common law will control Acts of Parliament". The meaning of this phrase has been disputed over the years. According to one interpretation, Coke intended the kind of judicial review that would later develop in the United States, but other scholars believe that Coke meant only to construe a statute, not to challenge parliamentary sovereignty. If Coke intended the former, he may have later changed his view. The statement by Coke is sometimes considered to be an "obiter dictum" (a statement made 'by the way'), rather than part of the "ratio decidendi" (rationale for the decision) of the case. Dr. Bonham's attornies had argued that imprisonment was reserved for malpractice not illicit practice, with Cook agreeing in the majority opinion.