Charles Sumner: “If a “case” arises where a statute is said to clash with the National…”

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If a “case” arises where a statute is said to clash with the National Constitution, it must be decided as any other case of conflict of laws.

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Massachusetts

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He explains that conflicts between statutes and the Constitution must be resolved like any other legal conflict.

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Charles Sumner: “If a “case” arises where a statute is said to clash with the National Constitution, it must be decided as any other case…”