Marbury vs. Madison 
February 24, 1803 
	 
Marbury v. Madison case has been one of the most famous legal cases. Marbury v. Madison (1803) 1800 election, Jefferson won presidency and Adams was leaving office. Just before leaving office, Adams created new jobs and began appointing his fellow Federalists to those offices. William Marbury was one of those people. He was appointed as Justice of the Peace of D.C. Adams’ secretary of state, John Marshall, was supposed to deliver the papers so Marbury would get the job. But Marshall never delivered them. Jefferson told his secretary of state not to deliver the papers. This meant that Marbury would not have the job after all. Marbury appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to issue a writ of mandamus. Such writs had been authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789.

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