Ex parte Young

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 209 U.S. 123
numerous federal court cases regarding injunctions against state officials
gptkbp:date 1908-03-23
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ex_parte_Edward_T._Young,_Petitioner
gptkbp:heldBy Federal courts can enjoin state officials from enforcing unconstitutional state laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ex parte Young
gptkbp:impact Established exception to state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment
gptkbp:judge gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction federal question
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Rufus_Peckham
gptkbp:overruledBy No
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Edward_T._Young
gptkbp:principle State officials can be sued in their official capacity for prospective relief to stop ongoing violations of federal law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Edelman_v._Jordan
gptkb:Pennhurst_State_School_and_Hospital_v._Halderman
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
sovereign immunity
federal injunctions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justice_John_M._Harlan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7