Supreme Court Case: Marbury V. Madison Of 1803

The first and the far most important Supreme court decision was Marbury v. Madison of 1803. Marbury v. Madison was written by the chief justice John Marshall and was the first supreme court case to put in application the concept of Judicial review. It began with the election of 1800; Federalist Party of John Adams viruses the Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson. Upon the defeat of John Adams, on the last days in office, Adams appointed a large number of Justices of peace for Washington D.C and was approved by the Senate and signed by the president with the authorized seal of the government. The reason behind Adams actions what that even though he had lost his power as president, he would have a lot of judges that could carry on his legacy. However, when Jefferson came into office he decided that he did not what the appointed justices and did not deliver the commissions. Indignation arose to one of the Justices appointed, William Marbury. William Marbury then took action and petitions the Supreme Court for a manding to demonstrate the cause why he did not receive his commission. …show more content…
The first point was that in fact Marbury had the right to sue. The second point that Marshall made clear was that what Jefferson did was illegal by choosing not to deliver the commission. That Jefferson did not properly execute the law. Lastly, Marshall refers back to the Judiciary Act of 1789 and states that the Judiciary Act of 1789 amends the constitution. That the Supreme Court does not have the power to issues a mandate that something happened. Therefore making a part of the Judiciary Act null and void because it conflicts with a section of the United States