Spring Lake, NJ. Sponsored Topics. Spring Lake is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,993. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Spring Lake as the 240th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the Best Places To Live in New Jersey.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: notwithstanding clause (Noun). Section 33 of Part I (Charter of Rights and Freedoms) of the Canadian Constitution Act (1982), which permits the creation of laws without regard for certain constitutional rights.
The Supremacy Clause. Article VI of the Constitution states that the 'Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof...shall be the Supreme Law of the Land.' This is known as the supremacy clause. The supremacy clause prohibits state governments from passing laws that conflict with federal laws.