Marbury+v.+Madison

Summary The case impacts us today by maintaining a principle of judicial review, and defining the powers of all courts in the United States.
 * 1) William Marbury was appointed Justice of the Peace by President John Adams, but had not received his commission.
 * 2) Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force Secretary of State James Madison to deliver his commission documents.
 * 3) The Supreme Court found that Marbury's act of bringing a claim through a provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional.
 * 4) The petition was denied.