In mccullough v maryland the supreme court ruled that

Following archduke franz ferdinand's assassination, austro-hungarian leaders: a. aided the ottoman empire in its campaign to keep serbia under its control. b. executed nearly all prominent serbs living in austria-hungary c. threatened to invade serbia if serb leaders did not agree to a set of strict demands. d.. formed an alliance with great britain to protect austria-hungary from future attacks.

What country was the philippines declaring independence from in this proclamation?

According to the supreme court which of these most likely prompted the arrest of the protest in edward v. south carolina