caption: <PERSON> was a Midnight Judge <PERSON>'s official commission was not delivered to him before <PERSON> took office Jefferson ordered <PERSON> (the new Secretary of State) not to send <PERSON> his papers <PERSON> petitioned the Supreme Court to get his appointment The Supreme Court sided with <PERSON> but said they did not have the power to force the Madison to hand the papers over The Supreme Court ruled that part of the law passed by Congress (The Judiciary Act of 1789) was unconstitutional
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