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Today in Supreme Court History: February 1, 1816

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2/1/1816: Second Bank of the United States chartered. The Supreme Court would uphold the constitutionality of the Bank in McCulloch v. Maryland.

Josh Blackman is a constitutional law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and the President of the Harlan Institute. Follow him @JoshMBlackman.