Shewry
Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. v. Shewry
Opinion
Lead Opinion
ORDER
Under well-established law of the Supreme Court, this court, and our sister circuits, a plaintiff may bring suit under the Supremacy Clause to enjoin implementation of a state law allegedly preempted by federal statute, regardless of whether the federal statute at issue confers an express “right” or cause of action on the *1049 plaintiff. See Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 463 U.S. 85 , 96 n. 14, 103 S.Ct. 2890 , 77 L.Ed.2d 490 (1983); Bud Antle, Inc. v. Barbosa, 45 F.3d 1261, 1269 (9th Cir.1994) (“Even in the absence of an explicit statutory provision establishing a cause of action, a private party may ordinarily seek declaratory and injunctive relief against state action on the basis of federal preemption.”); see also Lankford v. Sherman, 451 F.3d 496, 509-10 (8th Cir.2006); Planned Parenthood of Houston & Se. Tex. v. Sanchez, 403 F.3d 324, 331-35 (5th Cir.2005); Local Union No. 12004, United Steelworkers of Am. v. Massachusetts, 377 F.3d 64, 75 (1st Cir.2004); Pharm. Research & Mfrs. of Am. v. Thompson, 362 F.3d 817 , 819 n. 3 (D.C.Cir.2004); Pharm. Research & Mfrs. of Am. v. Concannon, 249 F.3d 66, 73 (1st Cir.2001), aff'd sub nom. Pharm. Research & Mfrs. of Am. v.…