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Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Justice Scalia, With Whom Justice Ginsburg Joins, Concurring.
I join the opinion of the Court, since I believe that the "relate to" pre-emptive provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is assuredly triggered by a state law that contradicts ERISA. As the Court notes, "the statute at issue here directly conflicts with ERISA’s requirements that plans be administered, and bene-fits be paid, in accordance with plan documents." Ante, at 150. I remain unsure (as I think the lower courts and everyone else will be) as to what else triggers the "relate to" pro-vision, which—if it is interpreted to be anything other than a reference to our established jurisprudence concerning con-flict and field pre-emption—has no discernible content that would not pick up every ripple in the pond, producing a result "that no sensible person could have intended." California Div. of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Constr., N. A., Inc., 519 U. S. 316, 336 (1997) (Scalia, J., concurring). I persist in the view that we can bring some coherence to this area, and can give the statute both a plausible and precise content, only by interpreting the "relate to" clause as a reference to our ordinary pre-emption jurisprudence. See ibid.
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Chicago: "Justice Scalia, With Whom Justice Ginsburg Joins, Concurring.," Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141 in Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002), 141–161. Original Sources, accessed February 16, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GD4DFHZZP4HNESB.
MLA: . "Justice Scalia, With Whom Justice Ginsburg Joins, Concurring." Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141, in Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002, pp. 141–161. Original Sources. 16 Feb. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GD4DFHZZP4HNESB.
Harvard: , 'Justice Scalia, With Whom Justice Ginsburg Joins, Concurring.' in Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141. cited in 2002, Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent, Breiner, Et Al., 532 U.S. 141, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., pp.141–161. Original Sources, retrieved 16 February 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GD4DFHZZP4HNESB.
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