[Idabilly]

“It did provide the court with the one case on the matter, Texas v. White. And as much at the Lost Causers will cry that it's a bad decision because of X, Y, and Z, it's still a US Supreme Court decision.”

How about Penhallow v. Doane?

Majority of that Court held ( secession was legal )

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Well, no. Not really. First off, Penhallow concerned events before the Constitution was ratified. Before, even, the Articles of Confederation. It concerned events which took place under the Continental Congress. If New Hampshire had wanted to withdraw from that, they certainly could have. But having not withdrawn, they were subject to the courts’ authority.