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Justice Marshall and the Supreme Court agreed that Marbury had a right to receive his commission.

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In Marbury v. Madison (1803) Chief Justice John Marshall, writing for the Court, held that Marbury had a right to the commission — but the Court also ruled it lacked jurisdiction to issue the writ of mandamus under the Judiciary Act of 1789, because that portion of the Act was unconstitutional.