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Originally posted by geep
I agree that the states have to protect those rights . Most states have constitutions of their own that do address rights in much greater detail than does the US constitution (although I'm not sure any address "Privacy" individually). If a law is enacted that encroaches on the rights of citizens that are NOT outlined in any of these documents, then it is up to the citizens of that particular state to decide if the states regulation of that right is something they want or not. It is NOT up to the judicial system to decide. Article III Section 2 outlines the duties of the US judiciary branch. It offers no protection to the citizens of a particular state and their own state government, except in relation to cases specifically contained in the US Constitution.
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well, the constitution does state that federal law is supreme than state law.
a precedent in a supreme court case has similiar effects to a law.