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Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council

Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, 530 U.S. 363 (2000)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2000
StatusBinding authority

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

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