Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause, Original Meaning and Modern Law
Speaking of practical originalism, the final as-published version of my article The Supremacy Clause, Original Meaning and Modern Law, 74 Ohio St. L.J. 559 (2013), is available here. As mentioned, while the article is most directly about Article VI and the ways...The Supremacy Clause and Proper Constitutional Bounds
Critics are quick to point out that the doctrine of nullification has never been legally upheld. In fact, the Supreme Court expressly rejected it – in Ableman v. Booth, 1959, and Cooper v. Aaron, 1958. They say that the courts have spoken on the subject, and...