State courts and federal law
Washington v. Delaware
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Michael T. Washington asked the Supreme Court to review whether a state court violated the Constitution’s rule that federal law takes priority over state law (the Supremacy Clause).
- Who it affects
- The Court’s order does not decide whether the state court violated the Supremacy Clause.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.
The dispute concerns the Constitution’s rule that federal law takes priority over state law.
Question presented
Whether a state court violates the Supremacy Clause?
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