preemption

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Sinclair Broadcast Group is ending its preemption of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

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

The state’s preemption would preserve the use of a popular facade material and maintain flexibility for builders in Seattle.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2025

When I wrote about preemption in 2021, I counted eight states with pending legislation; only two of those bills ended up becoming law.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024

The bill confers preemption right to mineral lands, which, excepting coal lands, at an enhanced minimum, have heretofore, as a general principle, been carefully excluded from preemption.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)