When was McCulloch v. Maryland decided?

The US Supreme Court handed down a decision on McCullochon March 6, 1819.

Congress had chartered The Second National Bank in 1816. In 1818, the State of Maryland passed a law imposing taxes on any bank not chartered by the state legislature. The Court held Congress had a right to establish a bank for its transactional needs under the "Necessary and Proper" clause. Further, the Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional for states to tax the federal government under Article VI, Section 2 (the Supremacy Clause).

Argued: February 22, 1819

Decided: March 6, 1819

Case Citation:

McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819)