OPINION
KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.
ERISA is a statute unique in its preemptive effect. The statute includes an express preemption clause — any state law that "relate[s] to any employee benefit plan" is preempted — which is so broadly worded that the Supreme Court has struggled to draw boundaries around its scope. The statute also preempts state law impliedly, through the doctrine of conflict preemption. That doctrine invalidates state laws to...
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