Marbury, you seem like a good man, I would like to appoint you to be a judge before Jefferson gets inagurated.
Wow thank you Mr. Adams!! You won't regret it sir.
Madison, I want you to cease work on the judicial appointments that were made by Adams
You can count on me President Jefferson.
You can't remove me! I'm going to sue you Madison.
In his last hours as president, John Adams appointed multiple judges, including one William Marbury.
Justice Marshall, I would like to cite the Judiciary Act of 1789.
After Thomas Jefferson's Inauguration, he told his secretary of state, James Madison to cease the appointments, meaning judges like William Marbury wouldn't be appointed.
Now hold on there, That act gives the court power, but it comes from congress. The Supreme Court can only have power from the constitution.
Marbury was angered by the fact that he was being removed from his position and sued James Madison.
I am going to establish Judicial Review. Now, we can strike down unconstitutional laws.
Marbury cited the Judiciary Act of 1789 which gave the Supreme Court power to review any case against a government official.
The court's power needs to come from the constitution, not from congress, so congress didn't have the right to give the Supreme Court power under the Judiciary Act.
John Marshall used this to establish Judicial Review which gives the Supreme Court power to strike down unconstitutional laws.