Author : James T. O'Reilly
Release : 2006
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 440/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Federal Preemption of State and Local Law by : James T. O'Reilly
Download or read book Federal Preemption of State and Local Law written by James T. O'Reilly. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.