Article 2 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights

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constitutional provision state constitutional law provision

Article 2 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights is a constitutional provision that affirms the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal law over state law within Maryland’s legal framework.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ state constitutional law provision ⓘ
affirmsSupremacyOf	Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ federal law of the United States ⓘ
appliesTo	Maryland courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland executive branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland legislative branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesWhen	Maryland constitutional provisions conflict with the U.S. Constitution ⓘ Maryland law conflicts with federal law ⓘ
bindingOn	State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingPriority	U.S. Constitution first, federal law second, Maryland law subordinate ⓘ
category	supremacy clause analogue ⓘ
constitutionalHierarchy	federal law superior to Maryland law ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
enforceableAgainst	Maryland governmental entities ⓘ Maryland state officials NERFINISHED ⓘ
enforceableBy	Maryland judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ
ensuresComplianceWith	Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	guide interpretation of Maryland statutes ⓘ incorporate federal supremacy into Maryland law ⓘ limit conflicting state enactments ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	supreme law of Maryland subject to U.S. Constitution ⓘ
interpretedInLightOf	Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Maryland ⓘ surface form: State of Maryland
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	invalidates Maryland laws that conflict with federal treaties ⓘ invalidates Maryland laws that conflict with the U.S. Constitution ⓘ invalidates Maryland laws that conflict with valid federal statutes ⓘ
legalSystem	Maryland legal system ⓘ
partOf	Maryland Declaration of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipToFederalLaw	requires Maryland to conform to valid federal enactments ⓘ
relationshipToUSConstitution	acknowledges binding force of U.S. Constitution on Maryland ⓘ
relevantTo	constitutional litigation in Maryland ⓘ judicial review in Maryland ⓘ state–federal conflicts of law in Maryland ⓘ
scope	all branches of Maryland state government ⓘ all political subdivisions of Maryland ⓘ
sourceOfAuthority	Maryland Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	constitutional hierarchy ⓘ federal supremacy ⓘ relationship between state and federal law ⓘ
subordinates	Maryland state law ⓘ
usedBy	Maryland appellate courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland trial courts NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Declaration of Rights → hasPart → Article 2 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights ⓘ

subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Maryland)