Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

141 S. Ct. 474 · Decided December 10, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association was decided on December 10, 2020 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-540

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Amy Coney Barrett.

Full case caption

Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-004, docket 2020-004-01.

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