1 nov 1819 - McCulloch v Maryland

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The Supreme Court ruled that congress had implied powers under the Necessary and Proper clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution to create the second bank of the United States and that the state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the bank. When the Maryland court upheld this law, the bank , in the name of its Baltimore branch cashier James W. McCulloch , appealed to the Supreme Court. Daniel Webster and William Pinkney, argued the case on behalf of the bank. Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the unanimous opinion of the Court.