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SVEEN v. MELIN

No. 16-1432.

138 S.Ct. 1815 (2018)

584 U.S. 811

Ashley SVEEN, et al., Petitioners v. Kaye MELIN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam G. Unikowsky , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Shay Dvoretzky , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Daniel Doda , Doda McGeeney , Rochester, MN, Adam G. Unikowsky , James T. Dawson , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Clifford W. Berlow , Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

Robert J. Lange , R.J. Lange, Lange Law Firm, P.A., Bloomington, MN, Shay Dvoretzky , Jeffrey R. Johnson , Andrew J. M. Bentz , Matthew J. Rubenstein , Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

A Minnesota law provides that "the dissolution or annulment of a marriage revokes any revocable[] beneficiary designation[] made by an individual to the individual's former spouse." Minn. Stat. § 524.2-804, subd. 1 (2016). That statute establishes a default rule for use when Minnesotans divorce...

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