Federal Preemption of State and Local Law

Federal Preemption of State and Local Law PDF

Author: James T. O'Reilly

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781590317440

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Preemption is a doctrine of American constitutional law, under which states and local governments are deprived of their power to act in a given area, whether or not the state or local law, rule or action is in direct conflict with federal law. This book covers not only the basics of preemption but also focuses on such topics as federal mechanisms for agency preemption, implied forms of preemption, and defensive use of federal preemption in civil litigation.