Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Isely
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 28, 2025No. 16/24Published
1Opinion of the Court
In the Matter of Cindy Isely, Personal Representative of the Estate of Bonnie Campbell, No. 16, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Fader, C.J. OBSTACLE PREEMPTION – PRESUMPTION AGAINST PREEMPTING STATE FAMILY LAW – FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1986 Federal law preempts state law to the extent that state law stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress. However, state family law must do major damage to clear and substantial federal interests before the Supremacy Clause demands preemption. The purposes of the Federal…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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