Topic: state laws that 'interfere with, or are contrary to the law… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 40 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier.

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1 Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier Anchor
scotus · 1991
green “state laws that 'interfere with, or are contrary to the laws of congress, made in pursuance of the constitution' are invalid.” 20
2 City of New York v. Federal Communications Commission
scotus · 1988
green “the phrase 'laws of the united states' encompasses both federal statutes themselves and federal regulations that are properly adopted in accordance with statutory authorization.” 8
3 Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier
scotus · 1991
green “interfere with, or are contrary to the laws of congress, made in pursuance of the constitution' are invalid.” 7
4 James Matthews v. Centrus Energy Corp.
ca6 · 2021
green “field preemption occurs 'where the scheme of federal regulation is so pervasive as to make reasonable the inference that congress left no room for the states to supplement it.” 5

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