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METO Guido
Mack daddy of all circuit benches. 12,000 appeals handled each year on average. 29 full time judges, 18 part time retirees (2 Nixon). 24 of them nominated by R presidents. Per 1,000 cases selected for SCOTUS calendars, the 9th Circuit is 2.5 times likely as other courts to see decisions reversed. Controversial for its immense population, diversity and geographical jurisdiction.
Field preemption occurs when federal regulations so completely occupy a field that it is reasonable to infer Congress’s intent to exclusively regulate the field. To open the door for states to overlay FARs with home grown compliance statutes of their own affection seems Byzantine if that is what's happening here?
Not overlaying FARS at all. Just applying the same workers rights rules as with other employers who operate in the state.
Basically, Congress opened the door for this when they let California set what became National auto fuel efficiency and pollution standards.