The federal Court for the District of Pennsylvania decides Van Horne’s Lessee v. Dorrance: State statutes that are in conflict with their constitutions are unlawful.
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Authority:
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790, Article IX, Section I
www.paconstitution.org/texts-of-the-constitution/1790-2/
References:
Vanhorne’s Lessee v. Dorrance | Encyclopedia.com
www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/vanhornes-lessee-v-dorrance
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