Legal Opinion
Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1998No. 97-42PublishedCited by 703 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice O’Connor
In this ease, the Court considers a challenge under the Due Process and Takings Clauses of the Constitution to the Coal *504Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (Coal Act or Act), 26 ü. S. C. §§9701-9722 (1994 ed. and Supp. II), which establishes a mechanism for funding health care benefits for retirees from the coal industry and their dependents. We conclude that the Coal Act, as applied to petitioner Eastern Enterprises, effects an unconstitutional taking.
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