Law Practice
Oct. 3, 2008
Pre-emption Tops Justices' Fall Docket
The increasingly high-profile debate over the extent to which federal law trumps state law takes center stage Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court opens its 2008 term.
By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The increasingly high-profile debate over the extent to which federal law trumps state law takes center stage Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court opens its 2008 term.
After hearing six cases on federal pre-emption last term, the court already has another two on its docket, including one that is the first case to be argued this fall.
It concerns whether federal law pre-empts state law on th...
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