The Supreme Court, which, under Marshall, had held refractory states to their obligations under the Constitution, was flouted;states' rights judges, deliberately selected by Jackson for the bench, began to sap and undermine the rulings of Marshall.

最高法院曾在马歇尔的领导下要求顽固的州履行宪法规定的义务，但遭到了蔑视；杰克逊有意选择担任法官的州权利法官开始削弱和破坏马歇尔的裁决。