The U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1789, is our supreme law. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were ratified in December 1791. The 11th Amendment was ratified four years later. When I served ...

THE ELEVENTH Amendment of the Constitution prohibits states from having sovereign immunity. But it also restricts the ability of states to bring suits against states in federal court. Please provide a ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said that it would consider a case that raises questions about whether a state can shield a public college and other state entities from claims by moving a lawsuit ...

Leaders of the political parties represented in the 10th Parliament have applauded members of the National Assembly for having made history after adopting the controversial Omnibus Bill, 2022 in the ...

A common legal defense used by public colleges — that they and their employees are immune from private lawsuits under the U.S. Constitution’s 11th Amendment — does not prevent federal agencies from ...

The topic of sovereign immunity has long been a controversial subject in constitutional law. Chisholm v. Georgia. The 11th Amendment. Hans v. Louisiana. Seminole Tribe. Alden v. Maine. And so on.

The upper house of Parliament, the Senate, has been accused of stalling the completion of the long delayed national reforms process. This is because it has failed to approve the proposed 10th and 11th ...