Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

In Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. R. A. Gray & Co., 467 U. S. 717 (1984), the Court held that retroactive application of the withdrawal liability provisions of the Multi-employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. In these cases, we address the question whether the withdrawal liability provisions of the Act are valid under the Clause of the Fifth Amendment that forbids the taking of private property for public use without just compensation.

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The background and legislative history of both the Employee Retirement Income…