Law’s Jonathan Entin discusses application of federal and state laws

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Associated PressJonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, discussed the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution calling for federal laws to trump state laws—an important feature in the national conversation about banning abortion. “If the federal law prohibits a particular technique, then that’s going to prevail over a state law that might be inconsistent,” Entin said.