Mr. Baker cited constitutional provisions that give federal laws supremacy over state actions.
Parties were vital mechanisms for ensuring not only the legitimacy, but the effectiveness of state actions.
Evictions, or state actions to get rid of shantytowns, will not be effective.
Nor must state actions cause or perpetuate discrimination in the enjoyment of human rights.
" 'I'm not hungry, Mommy, you need to eat, too.' " Mr. Glickman said some state actions seemed overzealous, Congressional mandates notwithstanding.
As Congressional Republicans signal continued opposition to raising the $7.25 federal minimum wage, more such state actions are expected.
The state actions eventually led to broader national rules on day trading and margin disclosure, online investing and new advertising standards.
He became known early on as an environmental crusader, advocate for sufferers of AIDS and vocal critic of state actions against the downtrodden.
Even if liberals think the libertarian critique of the state is wrong, why would that lead them to defend state actions that liberalism should condemn?
Allowing federal regulators to pre-empt or elbow aside potentially stronger state actions during the housing boom has been widely seen as contributing to the collapse.
Neither individual lawsuits nor class-action cases like the one in Florida were settled by the resolution of the state actions.
