Structure Models

Supremacy Hierarchy Tree

Supremacy hierarchy work can be shown as source labels and paths. Honesty note: simplified US federal structure model; jurisdictions and doctrine vary; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice.

highlighted = computed this step

Structure model honesty note

Honesty note: simplified US federal structure model; jurisdictions and doctrine vary; as of June 24, 2026; not legal advice; code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.

structure model as of June24,2026\text{structure model as of }June 24, 2026

Use source hierarchy labels

The stated process places source labels into a hierarchy tree. The tree is a structural model, not a source-weight rule.

hierarchy labels only\text{hierarchy labels only}

Example hierarchy packet

The toy tree uses US Const. art. VI cl. 2 as a pinned source label, plus federal-source and state-source labels.

pinned source=USConst.art.VIcl.2\text{pinned source}=US Const. art. VI cl. 2

The tree recomputes nodes

The statute-tree compiler recomputes paths and 4 nodes from the authored tree.

nodes=4\text{nodes}=4

Diagram note

The diagram shows source labels and tree paths. It does not decide source treatment for any dispute.

paths, not treatment\text{paths, not treatment}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.

Simplified Supremacy Clause source hierarchysource_hierarchySource hierarchy labelsconstitution_sourceConstitution sourcefederal_sourceFederal source labelstate_sourceState source label

Summary

Hierarchy diagrams are useful when the path is explicit and the legal review remains outside the tree.

path plus handoff\text{path plus handoff}