local government

Preemption is a doctrine under which one law supersedes another law that would otherwise apply. In U.S.

• local government
• state government
• Supremacy Clause
• U.S. CONSTITUTION

Sovereign immunity is a common law doctrine under which a sovereign (e.g., a federal or state government) cannot be sued without its consent. Sovereign immunity in the United States was derived from the British common law, which was based on the idea that the King could do no wrong.

• tort law
• local government
• state government
• municipal liability