State and Local Economic Sanctions : Constitutional Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Illinois.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (23 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RL-33948e in the 2012 issue.

Summarizes constitutional arguments made for and against State and local economic sanctions against individuals and firms that do business with or in foreign countries whose conduct the jurisdictions find objectionable. Discusses Supreme Court decisions in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council and American Insurance Association v. Garamendi , which held that such State laws were preempted by Federal laws; and reviews Federal district court decision in National Foreign Trade Council v. Giannoulias , which held that an Illinois Sudan sanctions law was unconstitutional. Covers Federal Circuit Court decision in Faculty Senate of Florida International University v. Winn , which held that States can restrict use of funds to sponsor travel by State education employees to specific countries for national security reasons. Addresses ongoing legal and practical concerns, and summarizes recent Federal enactments pertaining to Sudan and Iran.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. State and Local Economic Sanctions

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