mar 6, 1819 - McCulloch v. Maryland

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McCulloch v. Maryland, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819, was a landmark case that established the principles of national supremacy and the constitutionality of the federal government's implied powers. The court ruled that the State of Maryland could not tax the Second Bank of the United States, asserting that federal laws have supremacy over state laws and that Congress has the authority to establish a national bank under the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause.

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