Federal Constitution
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The Federal Constitution of 1789 eventually took greater prominence for the American public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“In this preliminary posture, the ultimate merits question — whether S. B. 8 is consistent with the Federal Constitution — is not before the Court,” he wrote.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021
Ginsburg viewed the Double Jeopardy Clause as barring "successive prosecutions by parts of the whole USA," noting that the United States and the individual states "compose one people, bound by an overriding Federal Constitution."
From Fox News • Jun. 17, 2019
Lithwick: And talk for a minute, Holly, because it’s not immediately apparent why the states are more worried about disestablishment than the Federal Constitution.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2017
In all matters not expressly conceded to the Federal Legislature, the State Legislatures remain as supreme after the enactment of the Federal Constitution as they were before it.
From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.
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