McCullough v. Maryland

McCullough v. Maryland

A landmark 1819 Supreme Court decision establishing Congress's power to charter a national bank and declaring unconstitutional a tax imposed by Maryland on the bank's Baltimore branch.

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Category: American history
Company: University of Houston
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