preemption

Examples

• All

• For these reasons, it was not possible to include preemption in our formal analyses.

  Academic text (2013)

• In addition, state preemption may cover different types of local authorities and therefore may not be comparable between states.

  Academic text (2013)

• And finally oppose federal preemption of state and local local controls.

• Section II of this Comment explains the Supreme Court's interpretation of preemption doctrine.

  Academic text (1992)

• The Welch case, discussed earlier, was the first case to address the issue of federal preemption.

  Academic text (1999)

• Similarly, various groups and officials have been lobbying members of Congress to oppose preemption legislation.

  Academic text (1992)

• We did not consider state preemption of local governments' authority to enact smoking restriction laws in this analysis.

  Academic text (2013)

• Absent an explicit preemption clause, courts must examine signs of implicit congressional preemption.

  Academic text (1991)

• Federal preemption means that if a federal law and a state law conflict, the federal law will prevail.

• Many court cases hinge on the principle of preemption, particularly when state laws challenge federal authority.

Synonyms

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pre-emption

vspreemption

• Formal

9.0

A rule that federal law is more important than state law on the same subject

is the unhyphenated written form with identical legal meaning

Surface Forms

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Etymology