White Motor Corp., 435 U.S. 497, 504-12 (1978) (other sections of statute; subsequent amending statute; legislative history of subsequent statute)Anyway, one thing that seems pretty clear to us is that in deciding whether there's preemption or not, the Supreme Court has routinely looked beyond the statute itself, to things like legislative history, regulatory history, prior statutes, and the like. [read post]

James Oberstar (PDF 770 KB) Waters and Wetlands: Corps of Engineers Needs to Ensure That Permit Decisions Made Using Funds from Nonfederal Public Entities Are Transparent and Impartial 06/08/2007 Legislative Text of A Bill to Amend Title 11, United States Code, With Respect to Exceptions to Discharge in Bankruptcy for Certain Qualified Educational Loans (S. 1561) Text of the bill as introduced by Sen. [read post]

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