American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a California law requiring disclosure of Holocaust-era insurance policies was preempted by the federal government's foreign affairs power.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi Context triple: [Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, relatedCase, American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi Target entity description: American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a California law requiring disclosure of Holocaust-era insurance policies was preempted by the federal government's foreign affairs power.
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A.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Gonzales v. Raich
Gonzales v. Raich is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal power to prohibit local cultivation and use of marijuana under the Commerce Clause, even when states permit it for medical purposes.
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D.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| affects | state regulation of international insurance matters ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ foreign relations law ⓘ |
| citation | 539 U.S. 396 ⓘ |
| citedFor | doctrine that state laws are preempted when they conflict with the President’s foreign policy ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2003-06-23 ⓘ |
| dissentingJoiner |
Antonin Scalia
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 02-722 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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surface form:
American Insurance Association et al. v. John Garamendi, Insurance Commissioner of the State of California
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| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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surface form:
California Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act was preempted by the federal foreign affairs power
State law that interferes with the federal government’s conduct of foreign relations is preempted ⓘ |
| involvesGovernmentalPower |
federal foreign affairs power
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state police power ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
conflict between state law and federal foreign policy
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dormant foreign affairs doctrine ⓘ federal preemption ⓘ foreign affairs power ⓘ |
| majorityJoiner |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| petitioner | American Insurance Association ⓘ |
| precedentFor | limits on state involvement in foreign affairs ⓘ |
| relatedStatuteOrAct | Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1999 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | executive agreements concerning Holocaust-era claims ⓘ |
| respondent | John Garamendi ⓘ |
| respondentOffice | Insurance Commissioner of California ⓘ |
| result | California statute invalidated ⓘ |
| stateLawAtIssue |
Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1999
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surface form:
California Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act (HVIRA)
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| subjectMatter |
Holocaust-era insurance policies
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disclosure of insurance information ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5-4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2003 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi Description of subject: American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a California law requiring disclosure of Holocaust-era insurance policies was preempted by the federal government's foreign affairs power.
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American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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this entity surface form:
American Insurance Association et al. v. John Garamendi, Insurance Commissioner of the State of California
American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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holding
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American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi
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this entity surface form:
California Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act was preempted by the federal foreign affairs power
this entity surface form:
American Insurance Association v. Garamendi