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Constitutional Law

Jun. 21, 2000

Court Unanimously Throws Out Myanmar Ban by Massachusetts

WASHINGTON - A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday threw out a Massachusetts law that precludes the state from patronizing companies that do business with Myanmar , ruling that the measure unconstitutionally competes with federal foreign policy and is pre-empted by federal sanctions on Myanmar .

By Daniel A. Shaw
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday threw out a Massachusetts law that precludes the state from patronizing companies that do business with Myanmar , ruling that the measure unconstitutionally competes with fede...

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