The federal government gained powers not explicitly mentioned in the constitution
Congress had the implied power to create a bank, but Maryland did not have the power to tax the bank. Federal jurisdiction trumped state jurisdiction in this case.
Congress had the implied power to create a bank, but Maryland did not have the power to tax the bank. Federal jurisdiction trumped state jurisdiction in this case.
The boundary lines between states' rights and the rights of the federal government to pass laws governing the states were made clearer by McCulloch vs. Maryland.
The decision then remains what it was when appealed to the Supreme Court.
James McCulloch didn't sue the State of Maryland, he appealed a judgment Maryland and a private citizen named John James were awarded against him for non-payment of taxes levied against the Second Bank of the United States, where he was Cashier.The US Supreme Court accepted the case on appeal and nullified a Maryland law taxing banks not chartered by the State, under the theory that states can't tax the federal government due to the Article VI Supremacy Clause.Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819)
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
Marbury vs. Madison
Actually, he was. Despite the decision that held he was property whether he was in a free state or a slave state, his owner freed him which he was legally permitted to do.
Supreme Court decision in Wesberry v. Sanders
People of all states could decide if they wanted slavery withing their borders. A+Ls: The supreme court declared scott was a free man
A woman was no longer required by law to tell her partner about her decision to have an abortion.
The decisions showed that businesses have rights.
The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision in 1857 ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not considered citizens and had no right to sue in federal court. The decision also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and stated that the federal government could not regulate slavery in the territories.
The desegregation of Caroline County, Maryland school system was completed in 1967. It was a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, which declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.