PREEMPTING PLAINTIFF CITIES

• Published in: The Fordham urban law journal Vol. 45; no. 5; p. 1241
• Main Author: Swan, Sarah L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fordham Urban Law Journal 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Central-local government relations; Cities and towns; Forecasts and trends; Government litigation; Laws, regulations and rules; Political aspects; Powers and duties; Preemption (Legislative power)

Within the city-state relationship, states hold an enormous amount of power. Recently, states have been using that power to pass extremely aggressive preemption laws that prohibit cities' regulatory efforts on many fronts. These new preemption laws most commonly occur in the context of red stat...