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Amendment XI
Suits Against States
The text
"The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State."
In plain language
Editor-written · not AIThe Eleventh Amendment limits federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits brought against a state by residents of another state or country — an early statement of state sovereign immunity.
Connected current activity
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