← All Authorities
United States
preemptionforeign affairssupremacy clause
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, 530 U.S. 363 (2000)
Key Principle
A state law that conflicts with a federal statute and undermines Congress's chosen means of pursuing a foreign-policy objective is preempted under the Supremacy Clause; Massachusetts' Burma procurement-sanctions law was preempted by the federal Burma sanctions scheme.
Area of Law
General
Related Cases