Marbury v. Madison

"The commissions were signed by President Adams and sealed by acting Secretary of State John Marshall (who later became Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court and author of this opinion), but they were not delivered before the expiration of Adams's term as president." 

After further "judicial review", a decision was made to deny Marbury's writ of mandamus because it was deemed unconstitutional (Marshall). According to article 3 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court does not have authority to issue writs, nor does Congress have authority to add on to the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction (Marshall). 

I chose the Marbury v. Madison case because of the influence it had other court cases that followed. Through the "judicial review" process, this case paved the way for other important issues such as freedom of speech and civil rights to get the necessary attention and representation that they deserved.