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Albert Beveridge: “Both were avowals that State Legislatures cannot, on any pretext, overthrow agreements, whether in the form of…”

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Both were avowals that State Legislatures cannot, on any pretext, overthrow agreements, whether in the form of engagements between individuals or franchises to corporations.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge asserts that state legislatures cannot invalidate agreements, reinforcing the sanctity of contracts.

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