The court ruled that the federal government had the right to establish the bank even though it was not expressly enumerated in the Constitution and also noted that since 'the power to tax was the power to destroy,' Maryland could not tax the bank without destroying federal sovereignty.

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1. The court ruled that the federal government had the right to establish the bank even though it was not expressly enumerated in the Constitution and also noted that since 'the power to tax was the power to destroy,' Maryland could not tax the bank without destroying federal sovereignty.