Coriaun Carter v. the State of Texas

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• deciding that ERISA preempts conflicting state law, but not relying on ERISA's express preemption clause to reach that result
• deciding that ERISA preempts conflicting state law, but not relying on ERISA's express preemption clause to reach that result
• holding that state community property law that interfered with objectives of ERISA was preempted based on obstacle preemption
• holding that there was no need to reach the Section 514 preemption issue when state law conflicted with the anti-alienation provision
• holding that ERISA pension law preempted conflicting Louisiana community property law that allowed for the transfer of ERISA plan proceeds
• recognizing that preemption is required where compliance with both federal and state regulations is a physical impossibility

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