contract clause
- A provision included in Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution that strictly disallows states from enacting any laws that make contracts void or hinder the obligations associated with them
- The lawsuit was centered around the violation of the contract clause.
- The state was prohibited from passing the proposed law under the scope of the contract clause.
- When drafting the new law, lawmakers had to ensure it did not infringe on the contract clause in the U.S. Constitution.
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