Alden v. Maine
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In Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the powers delegated to Congress under Article 1 of the United States Constitution do not include the power to subject nonconsenting States to private suits for damages in state courts.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion for the 5-4 Court, with the liberal wing dissenting. He held that the State of Maine has not consented to suits for overtime pay and liquidated damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and on that basis affirmed the judgment sustaining dismissal of the suit.
Justice David Souter wrote a dissent.
This decision extended the ruling of Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida to state courts.
