Marbury v. Madison · ¶55

To withhold his commission, therefore, is an act deemed by the court not warranted by law, but violative of a vested legal right.

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 5, at 137 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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