THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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he ordered Madison to not deliver Marbury’s paperwork
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he was denied his federal judge job
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he sued Madison in the Supreme Court
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he decided the outcome of the court case
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did Marbury v. Madison happen? Marbury v. Madison arose after the administration of U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson withheld from William Marbury a judgeship commission that had been formalized in the last days of the preceding John Adams administration but not delivered before Jefferson’s inauguration.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Jefferson ordered his Secretary of State, James Madison, not to deliver the commissions to Adams’s appointees. One of those commissions not delivered was for William Marbury. Marbury asked the Supreme Court to issue a “writ of mandamus” – a court order forcing Jefferson and Madison to deliver the commissions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though Marbury was entitled to it, the Court was unable to grant it because Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 conflicted with Article III Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution and was therefore null and void.