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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
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.
This limits the jurisdiction of the Federal judicial system to exclude any suit initiated by a person against a state government. The Supreme Court has interpreted several later amendments, notably the Fourteenth, as restricting the scope of the Eleventh. See Congressional power of enforcement.
(Source: http://www.fact-index.com/e/el/eleve...stitution.html)
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Okay... I wasn't sure how this applied to people or governments bringing legal issue against the US over the treatment of citizens or persons detained by US authorities. I was hoping a legal eagle could shed more light on the specific case boundries laid out by challenges or cases citing this Ammendment.
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