Donna Rae Egelhoff v. Samantha Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent Kate Breiner, and David Egelhoff
Decided March 21, 2001. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 99-1529 · 532 U.S. 141 (2001) · Cited 737 times
Holding
The state statute has a connection with ERISA plans and is therefore expressly pre-empted.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
- California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A. · 519 U.S. 316 (1997)
- Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
- De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical & Clinical Services Fund Ex Rel. Bowers · 520 U.S. 806 (1997)
- Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. · 529 U.S. 861 (2000)
- Hisquierdo v. Hisquierdo · 439 U.S. 572 (1979)
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
- Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
- Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. Garrett · 531 U.S. 356 (2001)
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
- United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
- MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
- At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board · 525 U.S. 366 (1999)
- Boggs v. Boggs · 520 U.S. 833 (1997)
- United States v. Yazell · 382 U.S. 341 (1966)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. · 577 U.S. 312 (2016)
- Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment Plan · 555 U.S. 285 (2009)
- Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn. · 592 U.S. 80 (2020)
- Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. · 570 U.S. 1 (2013)
- Hillman v. Maretta · 569 U.S. 483 (2013)
- Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran · 536 U.S. 355 (2002)
- Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
- Conkright v. Frommert · 559 U.S. 506 (2010)
- Haaland v. Brackeen · 599 U.S. 255 (2023)
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