The Massachusetts Burma Law was a law enacted in 1996 by the Massachusetts General Court limiting state entities from purchasing services from companies doing business with Myanmar (Burma). This law was enacted three months before the introduction of federal sanctions on trade with Burma.
4-716: A "restricted trade" list was compiled by the Commonwealth , which included 34 members of the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC). The NFTC filed suit against Massachusetts' then Secretary of Administration and Finance , Stephen Crosby, in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council , 530 U.S. 363 (2000), arguing that the Massachusetts law infringed upon the federal government's foreign affairs and foreign commerce powers, and that it
8-483: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to law in the United States or its constituent jurisdictions is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Foreign Trade Council Founded in 1914, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) is an American trade association that advocates for an open, rules-based international trade system. Its stated goal
12-654: Is to serve its hundreds of member companies by providing them with services and support related to international trade policy and international tax policy. The NFTC is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , and its current president is Jake Colvin. The organization was founded in 1914 by James A. Farrell , the President of US Steel. As the leader of that company, he grew sales through international exports and became an early advocate for global trade. NFTC develops and advocates trade and export finance policies that maximize
16-615: Was already pre-empted by federal law. Massachusetts was also charged with violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution . The NFTC won the case with U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter ruling that "the state Act is preempted, and its application unconstitutional, under the Supremacy Clause." The law was thus nullified. This Burmese history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Massachusetts -related article
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