The Constitution of the United States: Amendment 11 (Eleventh Amendment – Judicial Limits, Suits Against a State)
The Constitution of the United States: Amendment 11 (11th Amendment)
Amendment XI. (Judicial Limits, Suits Against a State)
Passed by Congress March 4, 1794. Ratified February 7, 1795.
Note: Article III, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by amendment 11.
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.
More
- The Constitution of the United States: Amendments 11-27, from The National Archives
- Eleventh Amendment – CRS Annotated Constitution
- Eleventh Amendment – Wikipedia
- Eleventh Amendment – Findlaw
- The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription – The National Archives
- United States Constitution: Texts, Commentaries, Historical Texts and Judicial Decisions – Law Library of Congress
- The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation – FDsys
- “Federalism and the Constitution: Limits on Congressional Power,” CRS Report RL30315
- “Superfund and States: The State Role and Other Issues,” CRS Report 97-953
- “The Americans with Disabilities Act: Eleventh Amendment Issues,” CRS Report RS20472
- “Awards of Attorney Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies,” CRS Report 94-970
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