Hencely v. Fluor Corp. · ¶61
Osborn, as noted, enumerated several exclusive federal domains into which States may not intrude, and later cases reaffirmed and further developed that list. For example, the Court held that States cannot prosecute federal agents for their official acts. In re Neagle, 135 U. S. 1, 75–76 (1890); see Tennessee v. Davis, 100 U. S. 257, 262–263 (1880) (quoting Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, 1 Wheat. 304, 363 (1816) (Johnson, J., concurring in judgment)). They cannot impose qualifications for membership in Congress that go beyond those set out in the Constitution. U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thorn ton, 514 U. S. 779, 806 (1995). Nor can States enact qualifications for federal employees that surpass the minimum qualifications imposed by federal law. Johnson v. Mary land, 254 U. S. 51, 57 (1920). States are also barred from singling out the Federal Government for unfavorable treatment in…Read in context ›
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