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Supreme Court Strikes Down State Regulations of Oil Tankers


by Ann-Michele G. Higgins
Rawle & Henderson LLP
May 13, 2004

On March 6, 2000, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in United States v. Locke that regulations promulgated by the State of Washington regarding oil tankers were pre-empted by the comprehensive federal regulatory scheme already in place. Four regulations were struck down, and the...


 

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