Summary of Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 1 Cranch 137, 2 L. Ed. 60 (1803).Fact!n h" #at day "n off"c$, %r$"d$nt &ohn 'dam nam$d forty(t)o *ut"c$ of th$ +$ac$ and ",t$$n n$) c"rcu"t court *ut"c$ for th$ -"tr"ct of Co#um."a und$r th$ !r/an"c 'ct. 0h$ !r/an"c 'ct )a an att$m+t .y th$ F$d$ra#"t to ta1$ contro# of th$ f$d$ra# *ud"c"ary .$for$ 0homa &$ff$ron too1 off"c$.0h$ comm""on )$r$ "/n$d .y %r$"d$nt 'dam and $a#$d .y act"n/ S$cr$tary of Stat$ &ohn 2arha## ()ho #at$r .$cam$ Ch"$f &ut"c$ of th$ Su+r$m$ Court and author of th" o+"n"on), .ut th$y )$r$ not d$#"3$r$d .$for$ th$ $,+"rat"on of 'dam4 t$rm a +r$"d$nt. 0homa &$ff$ron r$fu$d to honor th$ comm""on, c#a"m"n/ that th$y )$r$ "n3a#"d .$cau$ th$y had not .$$n d$#"3$r$d .y th$ $nd of 'dam4 t$rm.5"##"am 2ar.ury (%) )a an "nt$nd$d r$c"+"$nt of an a++o"ntm$nt a *ut"c$ of th$ +$ac$. 2ar.ury a++#"$dd"r$ct#y to th$ Su+r$m$ Court of th$ Un"t$d Stat$ for a )r"t of mandamu to com+$# &$ff$ron4 S$cr$taryof Stat$, &am$ 2ad"on (-), to d$#"3$r th$ comm""on. 0h$ &ud"c"ary 'ct of 1786 had /rant$d th$ Su+r$m$ Court or"/"na# *ur"d"ct"on to "u$ )r"t of mandamu 78to any court a++o"nt$d, or +$ron ho#d"n/ off"c$, und$r th$ author"ty of th$ Un"t$d Stat$.9:u$1. -o$ 2ar.ury ha3$ a r"/ht to th$ comm""on;2. -o$ th$ #a) /rant 2ar.ury a r$m$dy;3. -o$ th$ Su+r$m$ Court ha3$ th$ author"ty to r$3"$) act of Con/r$ and d$t$rm"n$ )h$th$r th$y ar$ uncont"tut"ona# and th$r$for$ 3o"d;u#$ (2arha##)1. ?$. 2ar.ury ha a r"/ht to th$ comm""on.0h$ ord$r /rant"n/ th$ comm""on ta1$ $ff$ct )h$n th$ E,$cut"3$4 cont"tut"ona# +o)$r of a++o"ntm$nt ha .$$n $,$rc"$d, and th$ +o)$r ha .$$n $,$rc"$d )h$n th$ #at act r$@u"r$d fromth$ +$ron +o$"n/ th$ +o)$r ha .$$n +$rform$d. 0h$ /rant of th$ comm""on to 2ar.ury .$cam$ $ff$ct"3$ )h$n "/n$d .y %r$"d$nt 'dam.2. ?$. 0h$ #a) /rant 2ar.ury a r$m$dy.0h$ 3$ry $$nc$ of c"3"# #".$rty c$rta"n#y con"t "n th$ r"/ht of $3$ry "nd"3"dua# to c#a"m th$ +rot$ct"on of th$ #a) )h$n$3$r h$ r$c$"3$ an "n*ury. !n$ of th$f"rt dut"$ of /o3$rnm$nt " to afford that +rot$ct"on.5h$r$ a +$c"f"c duty " a"/n$d .y #a), and "nd"3"dua# r"/ht d$+$nd u+on th$ +$rformanc$ of that duty, th$ "nd"3"dua# )ho con"d$r h"m$#f "n*ur$d ha a r"/ht to r$ort to th$ #a) for a r$m$dy. 0h$ %r$"d$nt, .y "/n"n/ th$ comm""on, a++o"nt$d 2ar.ury a *ut"c$ of th$ +$ac$ "n th$ -"tr"ct of Co#um."a. 0h$ $a# of th$ Un"t$d Stat$, aff",$d th$r$to .y th$ S$cr$tary of Stat$, " conc#u"3$ t$t"mony of th$ 3$r"ty of th$ "/natur$, and of th$ com+#$t"on of th$ a++o"ntm$nt. =a3"n/ th" #$/a# r"/ht to th$ off"c$, h$ ha a con$@u$nt r"/ht to th$ comm""on, a r$fua# to d$#"3$r )h"ch " a +#a"n 3"o#at"on of that r"/ht for )h"ch th$ #a) of th$ country afford h"m a r$m$dy.3. ?$. 0h$ Su+r$m$ Court ha th$ author"ty to r$3"$) act of Con/r$ and d$t$rm"n$ )h$th$r th$y ar$ uncont"tut"ona# and th$r$for$ 3o"d.:t " $m+hat"ca##y th$ duty of th$ &ud"c"a# -$+artm$nt to ay )hat th$ #a) ". 0ho$ )ho a++#y th$ ru#$ to +art"cu#ar ca$ mut, of n$c$"ty, $,+ound and "nt$r+r$t th$ ru#$. :f t)o #a) conf#"ct )"th $ach oth$r, th$ Court mut d$c"d$ on th$ o+$rat"on of $ach. :f court ar$ to r$/ard th$ Cont"tut"on, and th$ Cont"tut"on " u+$r"or to any ord"nary act of th$ #$/"#atur$, th$ Cont"tut"on, and not uch ord"nary act, mut /o3$rn th$ ca$ to )h"ch th$y .oth a++#y.