Hillman v. Maretta
| Hillman v. Maretta | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 22, 2013 Decided June 3, 2013 | |
| Full case name | Jacqueline Hillman, petitioner, v. Judy A. Maretta |
| Docket no. | 11-1221 |
| Citations | 569 U.S. 483 (more) 133 S. Ct. 1943; 186 L. Ed. 2d 43 |
| Holding | |
| Section D of the Virginia statute is pre-empted by FEGLIA | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Scalia (all but footnote 4) |
| Concurrence | Thomas (in judgment) |
| Concurrence | Alito (in judgment) |
| Laws applied | |
| Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act (1954) | |
Hilmann v. Maretta, 569 U.S. 483 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court decision in which the court unanimously ruled that a Virginia statute revoking beneficiary status for spouses whose marital status has changed was pre-empted by the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act (1954).