Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:argued_on |
November 10, 1998
2000-11-28 |
| gptkbp:argument_duration |
1 hour
|
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Used in law schools for constitutional law studies
Examined balance of power between state and federal government Current state employee rights cases Influenced state labor law cases Relevant to discussions on state vs. federal power Sovereign immunity in practice |
| gptkbp:case_number |
Available in legal databases
Litigation against states Involved interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 99-1470 Alden sued Maine for unpaid wages No. 98-436 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Majority_opinion_written_by_Justice_Kennedy
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States Constitutional interpretation Legal precedent for future cases Reversed lower court ruling Majority opinion supported by five justices Affected state employee rights In favor of Maine Ruling favored state rights States cannot be sued without consent States cannot be sued without their consent. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Influence on state-federal relations
Influenced future state immunity cases Significant for state employee rights litigation |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil rights case
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court June 23, 1999 |
| gptkbp:decision_vote |
5-4
|
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Concern for individual rights Dissent argued for federal oversight Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
2001-06-20
|
| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
Limits on federal authority
State employee lawsuits |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-New Deal era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alden v. Maine
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Federalism and state rights
State sovereign immunity doctrine |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:State_of_Maine
Alden Alden (plaintiff) Maine (defendant) |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
527 U. S. 706
Frequently cited in legal arguments regarding state immunity |
| gptkbp:judged_by |
gptkb:Affirmed
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Justices Rehnquist, O' Connor, Scalia, Thomas, and Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutional review
Supreme Court review Constitutionality of state immunity Upholding state immunity |
| gptkbp:legal_context |
Federalism
Federal law vs. state law |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
Affirmed state immunity Part of the broader discussion on federalism Reinforcement of state immunity State liability in federal court |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Sovereign immunity
State vs. federal authority State sovereign immunity State's right to sovereign immunity |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Judgment in favor of the state
Limited ability to sue states States retain immunity from certain lawsuits |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Sovereign immunity doctrine
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Balance of power between state and federal government
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Act
State sovereignty |
| gptkbp:material |
Involved Fair Labor Standards Act violations
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
States cannot be sued in their own courts by private individuals
States cannot be sued in their own courts without consent |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Chisholm_v._Georgia
gptkb:Eleventh_Amendment States' rights Established precedent for state immunity States' immunity from lawsuits |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Emphasis on state sovereignty |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Florida_v._United_States
gptkb:Seminole_Tribe_v._Florida |
| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified limits of federal power over states
Limits on federal power to sue states |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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