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What did the Supreme Court rule about Madison's refusal to deliver the commission? Why did the Court not issue a writ of mandamus?

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Although he could have held that the proper remedy was a writ of mandamus from the Supreme Court—because the law that had granted the court the power of mandamus in original (rather than appellate) jurisdiction, the Judiciary Act of 1789, was still in effect

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