Marbury vs. Madison

IMPACT OF MARBURY VS MADISON CASE SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN LAW
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Introduction
The Supreme Court’s decisions in the Marbury vs. Madison case (1803) is the most important court ruling in the American History since it formed the foundation for the court’s jurisdiction to offer rulings regarding the laws and their interpretations and also actions that related to these laws. In its ruling, the Supreme Court argued that the judicial power review was more significant to the actions made by the house of congress and the president and it further regarded these actions as unconstitutional and it thus formed an unprecedented framework for a revolution in the American judicial system that advocated for a more judicial review process. Therefore the result of this case was that it gave the Supreme Court judicial powers to review judicial matters, actions and rulings. This essay gives a supportive argument of how the ruling by Chief Justice John Marshal affected the growth and development of the American laws.
As a background to the Marbury vs. Madison case (1803), the case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court as forwarded by William Marbury who was a staunch supporter of the then president John Adams. In his petition, Marbury requested the Supreme Court to force James Madison (the then Secretary of State) to deliver commissions to him since it was his right to be given them as the he had been appointed the Justice of peace by President Adams. The Chief Justice Marshall earlier on found out that it was profoundly illegal and remediable for Madison to withhold the documents. Instead, the Court referring to the Judiciary Act of1789 ruled that Marbury’s action of submitting the petition to the Supreme Court was actually unconstitutional since it purported to increase the powers and jurisdiction of the court beyond what was stipulated by Article III of the American Constitution. The petition was therefore denied by the Supreme Court.
It is been argued by legal scholars that Madison was the real creator of the American Constitution since through his wise ruling and interpretation of both the law and the constitution, he single handedly clarified their respective powers. From the ruling, it gave the Supreme Court powers to r...