preemption
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For instance, a packaging company, retailer or distributor can claim that they have such a preemption, Kar said, and CalRecycle might not immediately review that claim.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Over the six days between the show’s preemption and its return, celebrities and influencers posted instructions on how to cancel subscriptions to Disney’s streaming services.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
Sinclair Broadcast Group is ending its preemption of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
Whenever that happens, the Constitution’s supremacy clause says federal law wins: Under what’s known as the preemption doctrine, federal law is the “supreme Law of the Land” and overrides the conflicting state law.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2024
The Crown in May, 1599, had arrogated a right of preemption of tin in the Duchy of Cornwall, and had committed the management of the business to the Warden of the Stannaries.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
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U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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