Van Wieren, Amanda2012-12-012012-12-01201291Or. L. Rev. 297 (2012)0196-2043https://hdl.handle.net/1794/1249828 pagesPart I of this Comment describes the framework that the Supreme Court has supplied for deciding the applicability of state and federal rules in the contexts of Erie, preemption, and reverse-Erie. Part II explores the lopsided results achieved under the current reverse-Erie paradigm and proposes an explanation for the apparent bias towards the federal sovereign: premature considerations of preemption come into play when state courts decide whether the rule they are examining is substantive or procedural.en-USrights_reservedIndian lawReverse ErieArticle