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From 382 U.S. 341 - United States v. Yazell · 1966Most cited · 966 citing opinions

State interests in family and family-property arrangements should be overridden by the federal courts only where clear and substantial interests of the National Government, which cannot be served consistently with respect for such state interests, will suffer major damage if the state law is applied.