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What is the immediate effect if a law is declared unconsti-
tutional?

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When a court declares a law to be unconstitutional it is 'struck down' and thus, is no longer enforceable. As that law no longer exists, an intolerable gap in the law can sometimes be created. This occurred in 2015 when the Supreme Court found the laws prohibiting physician-assisted death to be unconstitutional.

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