Publication Date
1968
Abstract
One of the controversies involving the states and the federal government is the question of suits against the states, brought by citizens of other states in the federal courts. This controversy is centered around the United States Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia and the eleventh amendment to the United States Constitu- tion. This article is a study of the events leading to the adoption of the eleventh amendment and the subsequent attempts to gain access to the federal courts in such cases. An effort is made also to clarify Supreme Court interpretation of the eleventh amendment by considering the major questions and areas of conflict in a topical manner in order to determine the effectiveness of the amendment at the present time.
In order to better understand the eleventh amendment it is desirable to trace briefly the history of the rule of sovereign immunity, especially as it developed in England and the English colonies in America, and as understood and applied in the independent American states before the adoption of the eleventh amendment.
Recommended Citation
Mathis, Doyle
(1968)
"The Eleventh Amendment: Adoption and Interpretation,"
Georgia Law Review: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/glr/vol2/iss2/5