Hines v. Davidowitz
| Hines v. Davidowitz | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 10–11, 1940 Decided January 20, 1941 | |
| Full case name | Hines, Secretary of Labor and Industry of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Davidowitz, et al. |
| Citations | 312 U.S. 52 (more) 61 S. Ct. 399; 85 L. Ed. 581; 1941 U.S. LEXIS 1103 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Holding | |
| A state system of alien registration was superseded by a federal system (the Alien Registration Act) because it was an "obstacle to accomplishment" of its goals. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Black, joined by Roberts, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy |
| Dissent | Stone, joined by Hughes, McReynolds |
Hines v. Davidowitz, 312 U.S. 52 (1941), is a case applying the law of conflict preemption. The United States Supreme Court held that a Pennsylvania state system of alien registration was superseded by a federal system (the Alien Registration Act) because it was an "obstacle to the accomplishment" of its goals.