Charles Sumner: “A statute must be presumed constitutional, unless on its face the…”

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A statute must be presumed constitutional, unless on its face the contrary; and no decision of any court is required in its favor.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner states that statutes are presumed constitutional unless explicitly stated otherwise, highlighting a legal principle.

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