preemption
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The court "misunderstands FIFRA's requirement, misinterprets the scope of FIFRA's preemption and ultimately leaves Durness without a remedy for the significant harms he has suffered."
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
But he is also a skeptic of preemption when neither Congress nor the Constitution has explicitly stripped away some traditional power from the state.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
Over the six days between the show’s preemption and its return, celebrities and influencers posted instructions on how to cancel subscriptions to Disney’s streaming services.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
“EPA granted preemption waivers for California to tackle local problems like smog in the Los Angeles basin, where the pollution was both generated by and felt by Californians,” the fuel producers said in their appeal.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
This does not apparently amount to a right of preemption, and it is not easy to estimate its effective practical consequences.
From The Economic Consequences of the Peace by Keynes, John Maynard
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