interposition

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The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

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In a similar case arising from Louisiana's interposition act, Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board, Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board, 364 U.S. 500 (1960) the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of a federal district court that rejected interposition. Source: Internet

Madison explained that when the Virginia Legislature passed the Virginia Resolution, the "interposition" it contemplated was "a concurring and cooperating interposition of the States, not that of a single State. Source: Internet

…However solemn or spirited, interposition resolutions have no legal efficacy." Source: Internet

The Virginia Resolution did not indicate what form this "interposition" might take or what effect it would have. Source: Internet

The Virginia Resolution did not refer to "nullification", but instead used the idea of " interposition " by the states. Source: Internet

The Virginia Resolutions of 1798 refer to " interposition " to express the idea that the states have a right to "interpose" to prevent harm caused by unconstitutional laws. Source: Internet

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