United States v. Washington (2022)
| United States v. Washington | |
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| Argued April 18, 2022 Decided June 21, 2022 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Washington, et al. |
| Docket no. | 21-404 |
| Citations | 596 U.S. 832 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| Washington's law facially discriminated against the Federal Government and its contractors. Because §3172 does not clearly and unambiguously waive the Federal Government’s immunity from discriminatory state laws, Washington’s law was unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
United States v. Washington, 596 U.S. 832 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with workers' compensation laws at the federal and state levels. The case revolved around compensation for non-federal employees working on nuclear and chemical cleanup at the Hanford Site in Washington State required under state law.