#supreme law

The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

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Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not even law. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

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#constitution #even #instances #iv #land

The law regards man as man, and takes no account of his surroundings or of his color when his civil rights as guaranteed by the supreme law of the land are involved. ↗

— John Marshall Harlan

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#civil #civil rights #color #guaranteed #his