Congressional acts conflicting with the Constitution are void
Evidence
Any congressional Act repugnant to the Constitution, the paramount law of the land, is void. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1374
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the supremacy clause and subsequent cases like McCulloch and modern justiciability doctrines. — connects to: Written constitutions require that any repugnant legislative acts are void — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 480; Laws criminalizing conduct shielded by fundamental rights are unconstitutional — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1403; Courts have the essential duty to interpret conflicting laws and constitutions — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 481 (+4 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1374
Library Connections
- Written constitutions require that any repugnant legislative acts are void
#corroborates(0.95) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 480
Broader Connections
- Courts have the essential duty to interpret conflicting laws and constitutions
#expands(0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 481 - Laws criminalizing conduct shielded by fundamental rights are unconstitutional
#qualifies(0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1403 - Constitutional adjudication can achieve total prohibition where legislation cannot
#expands(0.55) — , The Rod and the Child, 10912