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Preemption In The Rehnquist Court: A Preliminary Empirical Assessment, Michael S. Greve, Jonathan Klick Jan 2006

Preemption In The Rehnquist Court: A Preliminary Empirical Assessment, Michael S. Greve, Jonathan Klick

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The federal preemption of state law has emerged as a prominent field of study for legal scholars and political scientists. This rise to prominence of a technical and often dull field of jurisprudence is due to a number of developments-increasingly frequent federal statutory preemptions; the states' unprecedented aggressiveness in regulating business transactions, the expansion of corporate liability under state common law and the increased resort of corporate defendants to federal preemption defenses; and, not least, the Rehnquist Court's discovery of federalism and states' rights.

Unfortunately, the preemption debate has been marred by misperceptions and a lack of reliable data. Extravagant …


The Creation Of A Usable Judicial Past: Max Lerner, Class Conflict, And The Propagation Of Judicial Titans, Sarah Barringer Gordon Jun 1995

The Creation Of A Usable Judicial Past: Max Lerner, Class Conflict, And The Propagation Of Judicial Titans, Sarah Barringer Gordon

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The Chancellor's Boot, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 1988

The Chancellor's Boot, Stephen B. Burbank

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Of Rules And Discretion: The Supreme Court, Federal Rules And Common Law, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 1988

Of Rules And Discretion: The Supreme Court, Federal Rules And Common Law, Stephen B. Burbank

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Alternative Career Resolution: An Essay On The Removal Of Federal Judges, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 1987

Alternative Career Resolution: An Essay On The Removal Of Federal Judges, Stephen B. Burbank

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