States Are Immune From Private Suits in Other States’ Courts

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states are immune from private suits brought in other states’ courts. In the Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, the court held that California was immune from a lawsuit filed by a taxpayer in Nevada courts. By a 5-4 vote, the Court overruled longstanding precedent set in Nevada […]

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