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Supreme Court Update

November 27, 2006

Preemption and the Court

posted by Will Wilson @ 8:58 am

On Tuesday, November 28, AEI Liability Project will host a panel discussion of the upcoming case Watters v. Wachovia Bank. Registration is open.

The preemptive scope of the National Bank Act is at issue in the case. But the case may suggest the tone of, if not set precedent for, the Roberts Court approach to the question of how much authority federal regulatory agencies have to decide to preempt state law.