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Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920)
Johnson v. Maryland No. 289 Argued October 18, 1920 Decided November 8, 1920 254 U.S. 51
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FREDERICK COUNTY,
STATE OF MARYLAND
Syllabus
A law of a state penalizing those who operate motor trucks on highways without having obtained license based on examination of competency and payment of a fee cannot constitutionally apply to an employee of the Post Office Department while engaged in driving a government motor truck over a post road in the performance of his official duty. P. 55.
Reversed.
This was a prosecution based on § 143 of Art. 56 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, as amended by c. 85, Acts of 1918. The opinion states the case.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920) in 254 U.S. 51 254 U.S. 55. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3GZQA17C7K9SXTZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920), in 254 U.S. 51, page 254 U.S. 55. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3GZQA17C7K9SXTZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 51, pp.254 U.S. 55. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3GZQA17C7K9SXTZ.
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