supremacy clause

Supremacy Clause. The clause in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution declaring that the Constitution, all laws made in furtherance of the Constitution, and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land” and enjoy legal superiority over any conflicting provision of a state constitution or law. See PREEMPTION. [Cases: States 18.

1. C.J.S. States § 22.]

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