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Hunter's Lessee went further than any previous judicial pronouncement to establish the relation between National courts and State tribunals which now exists and will continue as long as the Republic endures.
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Beveridge highlights the significance of a Supreme Court decision in shaping the relationship between national and state courts in America.
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