Why do you think Jefferson wanted Madison to withhold Marbury's
commission?

William Marbury, a Maryland Federalist Party leader, did not obtain his commission until Jefferson became president because he was one of the few of such appointments (the so-called "midnight appointments"). When Jefferson took office, he ordered his secretary of state, James Madison, to withhold the commission, prompting Marbury to ask the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to order Madison to act.

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