Court Opinion

ID: 9737649
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:31:29.996043+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:00.478296
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*26Gerrard, J.,
concurring.
Although I believe that the Court’s federalism analysis in Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706, 119 S. Ct. 2240, 144 L. Ed. 2d 636 (1999), disregards the accepted authority of Congress to bind states under the Fair Labor Standards Act and to provide for enforcement of federal rights in state court, see Alden v. Maine, supra (Souter, J., dissenting), I recognize that this court is compelled to adhere to the holding in Alden; therefore, I reluctantly concur in the judgment.