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Constitutional Law
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Constitutional Law 

a term used in legal and political writings to denote the branch of law that governs relations set down in the constitution or in legislative instruments promulgated for the observance of the constitution. In the USSR the term commonly used is state law.
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This Article greatly elaborates on an approach briefly suggested by Akhil Reed Amar, (7) Vesan Kesavan and Michael Paulsen, (8) and Larry Solum, (9) who each contends that the "this Constitution" reference in the Supremacy Clause provides a basis for some form of constitutional textualism or originalism.
"This Constitution": constitutional indexicals as a basis for ... by Green, Christopher R. / Notre Dame Law Review
30) Finally, the Supremacy Clause (31) preempts any state law contrary to the ICJ ruling--in this case, state limitations on successive habeas petitions.
Treaties, execution, and originalism in Medellin v. Texas by Geslison, Ben / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
was a signatory to the UN treaty that under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution (and in the absence of Bricker) could be construed to be "The Supreme Law Of The Land," overriding the treaty clause of the Constitution.
Tuned in to principle: broadcaster Clarence Manion fought liberals in ... by Manion, Christopher / The American Conservative
 
 
 
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