Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
amendment to the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
February 7, 1795
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Article_III_of_the_United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
lawsuits against states
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| gptkbp:category |
Bill of Rights era amendment
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eleventh Amendment
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| gptkbp:limitation |
federal judicial power
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| gptkbp:numberInConstitution |
11
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
March 4, 1794 |
| gptkbp:protectedBy |
states from certain lawsuits in federal court
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| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:Chisholm_v._Georgia
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| gptkbp:subject |
sovereign immunity
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| gptkbp:textBegins |
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity...
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tennessee_v._Lane
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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