Supreme Court Landmark Case McCulloch v. Maryland

Law professors Mark Killenbeck and Farah Peterson talked about the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, which solidified the federal government’s ability to take actions not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution and restricted state action against the legitimate use of this power. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Video clips were shown of Senate historian Dan Holt describing the Supreme Court space, which in 1819 was inside the U.S. Capitol, and former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator Daniel Webster’s representation of the plaintiff in the case. A brief portion was shown of an interview with historian Lynn Scott in which she talked about the plaintiff, James McCulloch. close