federal pre-emption
1federal pre-emption — The U.S. Constitution and acts of Congress have given to the federal government exclusive power over certain matters such as interstate commerce and sedition to the exclusion of state jurisdiction. Occurs where federal law so occupies the field… …
2federal pre-emption — The U.S. Constitution and acts of Congress have given to the federal government exclusive power over certain matters such as interstate commerce and sedition to the exclusion of state jurisdiction. Occurs where federal law so occupies the field… …
3pre-emption law — pre|emp|tion or pre emp|tion «pree EHMP shuhn», noun. 1. U.S. and Canada. the act or right of purchasing before others or in preference to others: »It is neither right nor legal that Mr. Hardy s preemption should gobble up over 250 acres of hay… …
4pre-emption laws — Federal statutes beginning with the Act of September 4, 1841, under which a settler upon public lands of the United States, surveyed and subject to private entry, might acquire title. The pre emption laws differ from the homestead law in that… …
5pre-emp|tion — pre|emp|tion or pre emp|tion «pree EHMP shuhn», noun. 1. U.S. and Canada. the act or right of purchasing before others or in preference to others: »It is neither right nor legal that Mr. Hardy s preemption should gobble up over 250 acres of hay… …
6preemption — /priyem(p)shan/ Doctrine adopted by U.S. Supreme Court holding that certain matters are of such a national, as opposed to local, character that federal laws preempt or take precedence over state laws. As such, a state may not pass a law… …
7Communications Workers of America v. Beck — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 11, 1988 …
8Concorde — For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). Concorde Role Supersonic airliner …
9Mendocino County GMO Ban — Mendocino County, California was the first jurisdiction in the United States to ban the cultivation, production or distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).[1] The ordinance, entitled Measure H, was passed by referendum on March 2,… …
10FACT Act — Fair and Accurate Transactions Act (FACT Act) Consumer protection legislation enacted in 2003. The FACT Act, permanently established the Fair Credit Reporting Act s federal pre emption to those areas typically governed by the Fair Credit… …