What can courts do if a statute conflicts with the Constitution?

Declare it unconstitutional.

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  1. Declare it unconstitutional ✔
  2. Rewrite the statute
  3. Ignore the Constitution

Why: State or federal courts may rule an unconstitutional statute invalid.

Huh, didn't know that: State or federal courts may rule an unconstitutional statute invalid.

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That statute just did not pass the constitution test.
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Answer: Declare it unconstitutional. State or federal courts may rule an unconstitutional statute invalid.

  1. Law of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_United_States
    courts may rule that law to be unconstitutional and declare it invalid
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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