Can Minnesota Bring State Homicide Charges in the Absence of Federal Action
States are not powerless when federal agents unjustifiably use lethal force and the DOJ declines to act. In an article for Law360, Sheila Tendy examines why the Supremacy Clause does not provide blanket immunity from state homicide laws. When federal prosecutors decline to act, states retain their core authority to enforce criminal law within their borders.





