McCullough+v+MD

Background: The state of Maryland had attempted to impede upon the operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. This came from the action of the Maryland General Assembly on February 11, 1818, The MGA passed an act titled, an act to impose a tax on all banks, or branches thereof, in the State of Maryland, not chartered by the legislature.

Dates: Argued February 22, 1819 Decided March 6, 1819

Outcome: 9-0 in favor of McCullough

Court: John Marshall Court

Aftermath: Marshall said that Maryland taxing banks would be unconstitutional. The case was also referenced in a 1904 Austrailian Supreme Court Case with similar background.

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