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The Constitution and laws of a state, so far as they are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, are absolutely void.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The Constitution and laws of a state, so far as they are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States…”
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Beveridge articulates the principle that state laws cannot contradict federal laws, emphasizing the supremacy of the Constitution.
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