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Which must the court obey--the Constitution or the act altering that instrument?
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Which must the court obey--the Constitution or the act altering that instrument?”
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Beveridge poses a critical question regarding the supremacy of the Constitution over legislative acts.
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