M'culloch v. State of Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
■ Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of . Maryland. This was an action of debt brought by the defendant in error, John James, who sued as well for himself as for the State of Maryland, in. the County Court of Baltimore County, in the said State, against the plaintiff in error, M‘Culloch, to recover certain penalties under the act of the legislature of Maryland, hereafter mentioned.
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■ Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of . Maryland. This was an action of debt brought by the defendant in error, John James, who sued as well for himself as for the State of Maryland, in. the County Court of Baltimore County, in the said State, against the plaintiff in error, M‘Culloch, to recover certain penalties under the act of the legislature of Maryland, hereafter mentioned. Judgment being rendered against the plaintiff .in error, upon the following, statement of facts, agreed and submitted, to the Court by the parties, was affirmed..by the Court of Appeals of the State of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
In the.case now to be determined, the defendant, a sovereign State, denies the obligation of a law enacted by the legislature of the Union, and the plaintiff, on his part, contests the validity of an act which has been passed by the legislature of that State. The constitution of our country, in its most interesting and vital parts, is to be considered ; the conflicting powers of the government of the Union and of its members, as marked in that constitution, are to be discussed; and an opinion given, which may essentially influence the great operations of the government. No tribunal can…
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