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A quick definition of conflict preemption:

Conflict preemption is a legal principle that says if there is a conflict between federal and state law, the federal law wins. This means that if a state law goes against a federal law, the federal law is the one that must be followed. It's like when two people want to play different games, but they can only play one game at a time. The person who gets to choose which game to play is like the federal law, and the other person has to follow their choice, like the state law.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Conflict preemption is the principle that federal law can override any state law that conflicts with it. This means that if there is a conflict between a federal law and a state law, the federal law will take precedence.

For example, if a state law allows something that is prohibited by a federal law, the federal law will take precedence and the state law will be invalidated. This is because federal law is considered to be supreme over state law.

Another example of conflict preemption is when a state law interferes with the objectives of a federal law. In this case, the federal law will take precedence over the state law.

Overall, conflict preemption is an important principle in ensuring that federal law is upheld and that there is consistency across the country.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:44

to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review

soapy

9:44

Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:45

I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows

TheAdoptedOne

9:46

I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw

soapy

9:46

But do people get in without addresses going long?

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:46

it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with

soapy

9:46

Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that

TheAdoptedOne

9:54

Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:01

The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.

soapy

10:06

Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?

1a2b3c4d26z

10:06

Man

1a2b3c4d26z

10:07

Walkin to the bus

1a2b3c4d26z

10:07

What a good day to get into law school

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:11

@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.

soapy

10:12

Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:14

You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.

soapy

10:15

I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.

jackfrost11770

10:22

i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review

jackfrost11770

10:23

my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao

soapy

10:25

I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?

soapy

10:25

Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?

soapy

10:26

Or another essay?

FartButt790

10:30

i'll allow it

soapy

10:31

<3 thanks Fart Butt

1a2b3c4d26z

10:31

If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be

llama

10:32

cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs

BytchiestBunny

10:33

How else will they know we fuck

BytchiestBunny

10:33

Need to know aboot 6 pack abs

BytchiestBunny

10:33

How many 666 people apply?

BytchiestBunny

10:33

lolololol

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