A legal doctrine that states that one law is superior to another; some federal laws preempt state laws.
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- Preemption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preemption or pre-emption may refer to: [edit] Legal. Federal preemption, displacement of U.S. state law by U.S. Federal law; "Preemption" is also sometimes ...
- Federal preemption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Federal preemption refers to the invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal ...
- Preemption - Merriam-Webster Online
a : the right of purchasing before others; especially : one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land. b : the purchase of something ...
- Preemption - Legal Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
A doctrine based on the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution that holds that certain matters are of such a national, as opposed to local, character that ...
- The Supremacy Clause and Federal Preemption
The preemption doctrine derives from the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution which states that the "Constitution and the laws of the United States...shall be ...
- Preemption | LII / Legal Information Institute
When state law and federal law conflict, federal law displaces, or preempts, state law, due to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. U.S. Const. art. VI., § 2.
- Federal Preemption of State Law
Federal Preemption of State Law - Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau produces Constitutional Highlights, which are summaries of constitutional issues of ...
- Preemption in Public Health | Public Health Law Center
Preemption occurs when, by legislative or regulatory action, a “higher” level of government (state or federal) eliminates or reduces the authority of a “lower” level ...