Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states that in cases of conflict between federal and state laws that federal law is superior to and overrides state law.
This clause, contained in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, establishes that the Constitution, all laws made pursuant to the Constitution, and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the "supreme law of the Land." This has been interpreted to mean that any law made by the federal government pursuant to authority granted in the Constitution trumps any conflicting provision of a state constitution or state or local law.
Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution, which states that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme law of the land," binding on the states.
constitutional provision declaring national law to be supreme across the United States.
The clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, which declares that all laws made in pursuance of the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States shall be the "supreme law of the land" and shall enjoy legal superiority over any conflicting provision of a state constitution or law.
a clause that was added to the Constitution that clearly ranks the U.S. Constitution and all federal laws above state constitutions and state laws: "This Constitution, and the laws … and all treaties…of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land."
Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that the "Constitution, and the laws of the United States made in pursuance thereof ... shall be the supreme law of the land." Thus, if any state laws come into conflict with the Constitution , then the Constitution must win out.
Provision under Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, providing that federal law is superior to and overrides state law when they conflict.