Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law amendment to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:adoptedBy	February 7, 1795
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:Article_III_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:appliesTo	federal courts states of the United States
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution 1795 in American law United States federal judiciary history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:limitation	jurisdiction of federal courts
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:prohibits	federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress March 4, 1794
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Chisholm_v._Georgia
gptkbp:subject	sovereign immunity lawsuits against states
gptkbp:textBegins	The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity...
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4