How to Use preemption in a Sentence
preemption
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But federal preemption jumped sharply in the 1970s and again over the past decade.
— Mallory E. Sorelle and Alexis N. Walker, Washington Post, 23 June 2017 -
Thomson was quick to add that not all preemption is bad.
— Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2021 -
Ohio's local gun law preemption has been upheld in the courts.
— Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 6 June 2019 -
Some of the industry’s biggest wins have been the passage of preemption laws.
— Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2020 -
The preemption Adamson is referring to is what is known as the plastic bag ban ban.
— Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2018 -
Almost half of states in the US 24 states do have tobacco preemption laws.
— Laura Johnston, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2023 -
At the same time, the court acknowledged two areas where this preemption did not apply.
— Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Arizona's 2020 law -- the first natural gas preemption law of its kind -- was a harbinger of what was to come.
— Ella Nilsen, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 -
The outcome of that case could affect any future appeals of Pai's new preemption plan.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2019 -
But appeals-court Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote a 226-page dissent on the preemption and due-process issues.
— Jim Saunders, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 May 2017 -
The city will also lose $9 million in revenues the next fiscal year due to other state preemption laws.
— Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2019 -
State attorneys general have vowed to sue the FCC to stop the repeal order and state preemption.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2018 -
An appellate court struck most of them down as violating the state preemption law, and the Ohio Supreme Court declined to take up the city's appeal.
— Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 17 Apr. 2018 -
Whether the preemption defense is as powerful in the Hernandez case remains to be seen.
— Michael McCann, SI.com, 21 Sep. 2017 -
That's the kind of state law Pai is trying to prevent with the preemption clauses in the net neutrality repeal order.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2017 -
In March, Iowa became the latest state to pass a preemption bill to block minimum-wage increases.
— Clio Chang, New Republic, 16 May 2017 -
In other words, no federal preemption of tougher state rules.
— Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019 -
The lawsuit that was filed by ICE was filed against the state of California on preemption issues, that the federal law preempts state law.
— Fox News, 29 Mar. 2018 -
But at the same time, the FCC all but clears the field with sweeping preemption of anything that resembles state or local consumer protection.
— Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2017 -
Depressed, some of the original architects of preemption blamed those who had listened to them.
— Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 5 Nov. 2019 -
The preemption holding did not resolve the case, however.
— Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021 -
One result: nuclear weapons might be put on a hair trigger in crises to minimize the danger of preemption.
— Loren Thompson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023 -
In addition to preemption and timing, the Patriots and NFL are poised to argue a lack of causation.
— Michael McCann, SI.com, 21 Sep. 2017 -
Reiss said that Ginsburg’s position in this case is in line with her views on preemption in other cases, like Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
— Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2020 -
The California preemption issue is not the only dispute over the bill.
— Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 -
And the preemption rule applicable to them is exactly the opposite of the normal rule.
— Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2022 -
One other source of state tax preemption should be mentioned: the Indian Trader statutes.
— Roxanne Bland, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 -
That group will also help provide one of the key selling points of FirstNet to police and fire chiefs: priority and preemption.
— Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 25 June 2018 -
Morning Joe were quick to vent their frustrations about Monday morning’s preemption upon their return to air Tuesday.
— Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 16 July 2024 -
The legislation would have ended policies dozens of cities and counties enacted throughout the state after 2011 and give more regulatory power to the state in a common practice known as preemption.
— Miami Herald Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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