Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn.

Decided December 10, 2020. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 18-540 · 592 U.S. 80 (2020) · Cited 75 times

Holding

Arkansas’ Act 900—which effectively requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse Arkansas pharmacies for the cost of drugs covered by prescription-drug plans at a price equal to or higher than the pharmacy’s wholesale cost—is not pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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)
• Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. · 577 U.S. 312 (2016)
• California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A. · 519 U.S. 316 (1997)
• Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. Breiner · 532 U.S. 141 (2001)
• De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical & Clinical Services Fund Ex Rel. Bowers · 520 U.S. 806 (1997)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of Trade · 506 U.S. 125 (1992)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila · 542 U.S. 200 (2004)
• Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• McBoyle v. United States · 283 U.S. 25 (1931)
• Boggs v. Boggs · 520 U.S. 833 (1997)
• United States v. Alvarez-Sanchez · 511 U.S. 350 (1994)
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co. · 505 U.S. 214 (1992)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2020). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).