Eleventh Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1795, that prohibited an individual from suing a state government in the federal courts.

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Example Sentences

But the judge said the Eleventh Amendment “prohibits a federal court from awarding declaratory or injunctive relief of the kind at issue against a state official based only on a violation of state law.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2023

He added: “But the Eleventh Amendment prohibits a federal court from awarding declaratory or injunctive relief of the kind at issue against a state official based only on a violation of state law.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

The Eleventh Amendment declared that a citizen could not maintain a suit against a State.

From Government and Administration of the United States by Willoughby, Westel W.

On the 5th of March of that year the Eleventh Amendment was passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, and declared in force January 8, 1798.

From Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader by Hülshof, John L.

With the exceptions of suits against a State by individuals, which were excluded by the Eleventh Amendment, the judicial power of the United States remains to-day as it was originally created.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders by Lord, John