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Since that ruling, there have been many decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts limiting federal power to interfere with state sovereignty in fields of traditional state control.  For example, The Fifth Circuit held that "[w]here Congress aims to change the usual constitutional balance between the states and the federal government, it must make unmistakably clear its intention to do so in the statute’s language."  ''Premiere Network Servs. v. SBC Comm.'', 440 F.3d 683, 690 n.8 (5th Cir. 2006) (citing ''[[Will v. Michigan Dep't of State Police]]'', 491 U.S. 58, 65 (1989) and ''[[Gonzales v. Oregon]]'', 546 U.S. 243 (2006), emphasis added).
 
Since that ruling, there have been many decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts limiting federal power to interfere with state sovereignty in fields of traditional state control.  For example, The Fifth Circuit held that "[w]here Congress aims to change the usual constitutional balance between the states and the federal government, it must make unmistakably clear its intention to do so in the statute’s language."  ''Premiere Network Servs. v. SBC Comm.'', 440 F.3d 683, 690 n.8 (5th Cir. 2006) (citing ''[[Will v. Michigan Dep't of State Police]]'', 491 U.S. 58, 65 (1989) and ''[[Gonzales v. Oregon]]'', 546 U.S. 243 (2006), emphasis added).
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==See Also==
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* [[Tenth Amendment]]
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* [[States' rights]]
    
== References ==
 
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