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Portions of the Patriot Act were declared unconstitutional in 2004 See http://www.CNN.com/2004/LAW/01/26/patriot.act.ap/
That's at the federal level. State laws can be declared so also. See http://www.keystonepolitics.com/story/aroundcapitol/expanded-state-hatecrimes-law-declared-unconstitutional
One of the roles of the appeals courts and supreme courts at both the state and federal level is to rule on the constitutionality of a law.
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That the law doesn't follow the constitution.
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It is nullified and becomes unenforceable.
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