Federalism Outcomes and Ideological Preferences: The U.S. Supreme Court and Preemption Cases

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 73-95

  Baybeck, Brady ^a   Lowry, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346909282     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a030096     Document Type: Article

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31. U.S. v. Lopez, 115 S. Ct. 1624 (1995).
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38. United States v. Darby Lunker, 312 U.S. 100 (1941); Maryland v. Wirtz, 392 U.S. 183 (1968); National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833 (1976); Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Authority, 469 U.S. 578 (1985). See also, John Kincaid, "Constitutional Federalism: Labor's Role in Displacing Places to Benefit Persons," PS: Political Science & Politics 26 (June 1993): 172-177.
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50. Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954).
51. The umpire metaphor received new life after the Garcia decision. See Walker, The rebirth of Federalism, Chapter 7.
52. Bednar, et. al., A Political Theory of Federalism, p. 11; Eskridge and Ferejohn, "The Elastic Commerce Clause," 1367.
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54. Spaeth, Supreme Court Database.
55. Spaeth, Supreme Court Database.
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58. Epstein and Mershon, "Measuring Political Preferences."
59. Brisbin, "The Reconstitution of American Federalism?"; Swinford and Waltenburg, "The Consistency of the U.S. Supreme Court's 'Pro-State' Bloc."
60. Brisbin, "The Reconstitution of American Federalism?"; Swinford and Waltenburg, "The Consistency of the U.S. Supreme Court's 'Pro-State' Bloc."
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