Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force the new Secretary of State, James Madison, to deliver the documents. The Court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, found firstly that Madison's refusal to deliver the commission was both illegal and correctible.
Ray Charles evidently is a hero of Van Morrison. in this song he refers to Ray Charles as The high priest.. Van Morrison has referred to Ray Charles in other compositions of his. In These Dreams of You from Moondance (1970), the lyric goes, And Ray Charles was shot down..
Charles Ray Smith, 44, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as the verdict was read in a downtown courtroom. Smith was convicted during a previous trial of taking part in two deadly shootings in 2006, including one that became known as the 49th Street Massacre in which two men wielding AK-47s opened fire on children and adults enjoying a Friday summer afternoon.