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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:citation
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2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419
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gptkbp:constitution
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Article III, Section 2, U.S. Constitution
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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1793-02-18
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:State_of_Georgia
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:James_Iredell
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gptkbp:fullName
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Alexander Chisholm, Executor v. State of Georgia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Chisholm v. Georgia
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:legalHolding
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States can be sued in federal court by citizens of another state
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:James_Wilson
gptkb:John_Blair
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:William_Cushing
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gptkbp:overruledBy
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gptkb:Eleventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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Alexander Chisholm
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Federal jurisdiction over states (prior to Eleventh Amendment)
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Hans v. Louisiana
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gptkbp:significance
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Prompted adoption of the Eleventh Amendment
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gptkbp:subject
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Sovereign immunity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Eleventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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