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Superiority of the Constitution

5 October, 2015 - 17:09

Of the three sources of law, constitutional law is considered the highestand should not be supplanted by either of the other two sources of law. Pursuant to principles of federal supremacy, the federalor US Constitution is the most preeminent source of law, and state constitutions cannot supersede it. Federal constitutional protections and federal supremacy are discussed in The Legal System in the United States and Constitutional Protections.