What was the major result of Marbury v. Madison?
President John Adams gave an last minute appointment before leaving the office to William Marbury as an official in the District of Columbia. The incoming Secretary of State James Madison who was responsible for these appointments back then, didn’t carry out that appointment. William Marbury sued James Madison and tried to get the Supreme Court to forceably appoint Marbury to the position. The Supreme Court decided that to forceably appoint Marbury to the position is something that the Constitution doesn’t allow the Supreme Court to do. In making this decision, the Supreme Court established their power of “judicial review”, which allows them to strike down laws that they found unconstitutional. As an analogy, it’s like Bill Clinton (John Adams) appointing you (William Marbury) to be the justice of peace in some place (District of Columbia) right before he leaves his office, but the incoming administration (James Madison) doesn’t follow through with Clinton’s appointment, and you don’t
