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In '''''Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida''''', 517 U.S. 44 (1996), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that  [[Congress]] lacks power under [[Article I]] of the [[U.S. Constitution]] to abrogate the States' [[sovereign immunity]] from suits commenced or prosecuted in the [[federal courts]].

In '''''Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida''''', 517 U.S. 44 (1996), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that  [[Congress]] lacks power under [[Full Text of the United States Constitution#Article._I.|Article 1]] of the [[U.S. Constitution]] to abrogate the States' [[sovereign immunity]] from suits commenced or prosecuted in the [[federal courts]].

Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] wrote the opinion for the 5-4 Court, with the [[liberal]] wing in dissent.  Chief Justice Rehnquist explained:

Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] wrote the opinion for the 5-4 Court, with the [[liberal]] wing in dissent.  Chief Justice Rehnquist explained:

A subsequent decision, ''[[Alden v. Maine]]'', extended this ruling to suits commenced or prosecuted in [[state courts]].

A subsequent decision, ''[[Alden v. Maine]]'', extended this ruling to suits commenced or prosecuted in [[state courts]].

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[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]

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