Sheathing the Sword of Federal Preemption

Authors

Ronald D. Rotunda, Chapman University, Fowler School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1988

Abstract

It was not too long ago that federal preemption-the doctrine that federal law overrides state laws which "impair federal superin-tendence of the field" even though Congress has not expressed its intent with any clarity'-was a sword which federal courts used with some regularity.

Recommended Citation

Rotunda, Ronald D., Sheathing the Sword of Federal Preemption, 5 Constitutional Commentary 311 (1988).

Copyright

University of Minnesota Law School