How Come States Pretend They are Not Beholden to the Law?

service-ll-usrep-usrep384-usrep384436-usrep384436.pdf (3.6 MB)
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/384/436/

“An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is in legal contemplation as inoperative as though it had never been passed.” Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U.S. 425 (1886)

“[A] law repugnant to the constitution is void, and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument.” Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)

Owens v. City of Independence (1980)

Maine v. Thiboutot (1980)

18 U.S.C. § 242 (Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law)

18 U.S.C. § 1001 & § 514 (Fraud and False Documents)

18 U.S.C. § 1346 & RICO (Honest Services Fraud & Racketeering)

18 U.S.C. § 2340 & § 1952 (Torture & Travel Act)

U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995)

More on this, later on. Stay tuned.