Throughout the history of the United States America, many court cases between citizens, state government and federal government, and businesses have been brought to the Supreme Court. These cases usually involve some aspect of the constitution being debated. Many of the cases the Supreme Court has dealt with are similar in constitutional issues, historical context, and rights. This applies to the court cases Fletcher v. Peck and Marbury v. Madison. They both dealt with the interpretation of law and judicial review.

In the court case, Marbury v. Madison the defendant was Marbury and the plaintiff was Madison. Towards the end of President John Adams term Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801. This decreased the number of Supreme Court Justice positions and increased the number of federal judge positions. Because of this, many justices had to leave and many federal judges were needed. During last few movements in office he made midnight appointments. Midnight appointments are the last minute filling of government posts. John Adams filled the posts all with Federalists in order to maintain a “balance” of power which actually would give

One legislature is competent to repeal any act which a former legislature was

Marshalls ruling of Marbury v. Madison and then declaring the Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark in the history of the Supreme Court. It established the power of judical review and made it constitutional. Judicial review allows federal courts to review state laws and court decisions to ensure they are constitutional along with laws passed by Congress.

In the court case, Fletcher v. Peck, the defendant was John Peck and the plaintiff was Robert Fetcher. In 1795, the state of Georgia legislature sold thirty million acres of Native American land to companies for one and a half million dollars. John Peck later purchased some of the land from one companies and resold the land to Robert Fletcher. In 1796, a newly elected Georgia legislature revoked the sale of the land because of rumored cheating and bribes that influenced the sale of the thirty million acres. This decision by the Georgia legislature was influenced by the outcome of an earlier court case involving state and federal property rights. When Robert Fletcher learned of the new legislature’s revoke of the original land sale, he demanded that the contract with John Peck be cancelled and his money returned. Robert Fletcher concluded that his sale of land to John Peck was legal and protected by the United States Constitution. Therefore, he argued, his contract was valid and could not be invalidated by the new law passes by the Georgia legislature.

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