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Most law, and most law courts deal with is federal law, not constitutional law. A lot of the most contentious recent court issues could be addressed with federa
by throwaway48476 1y ago
Most law, and most law courts deal with is federal law, not constitutional law. A lot of the most contentious recent court issues could be addressed with federal laws. It's just congress is lazy and doesn't want to go on record.
- fzeroracer 1y agoAnd where is federal law derived from? What does the court weigh against federal law when considering if it's enforceable or not?
- Thorrez 1y ago>And where is federal law derived from? It's written by the legislature. >What does the court weigh against federal law when considering if it's enforceable or not? When ruling whether it's enforceable or not, they weight it against the constitution, and against itself. When ruling how to enforce it, they interpret it primarily against itself.
- georgeecollins 1y agoYes, but things like rights listed in the constitution have been protected by the supreme court regardless of laws. Things like your Miranda rights don't exist because of any law, they existed because of a supreme court ruling.
- nobody9999 1y ago>Most law, and most law courts deal with is federal law, not constitutional law. A lot of the most contentious recent court issues could be addressed with federal laws. It's just congress is lazy and doesn't want to go on record. In the United States, the Constitution is federal law. In fact, it is the supreme law of the land. Full stop. cf. US Constitution, Article VI Clause 2.[0][1] [0] https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/full-text https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/full-text [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause