Lauren Arthur, a Democratic senator from the Kansas City area who opposed the bill, said that since the vote she had been approached by Republicans privately expressing hope that it would be struck down in court. [More]
Ay, there's the rub.
[Via bondmen]
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Where Federal, state, and local laws come into conflict the Federal law does take precedence. Federal law enforcement is free to enforce Federal law but state and local law enforcement is under no obligation to help them.
One area that remains rather "squishy" as far as I know is what happens when a Federal law enforcement agent violates state law while in the performance of their duties. One such example is here:
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/215/986/608021/
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