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Oct 2022
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364: Listen and Learn -- State Sovereign...

ALISON MONAHAN AND LEE BURGESS - LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX, LLC
About this episode

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about state sovereign immunity, pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

In this episode we discuss:

  • What does the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establish?
  • Where the state sovereign immunity doctrine does and does not apply
  • Exceptions to state sovereign immunity – or when a party can sue a state
  • Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

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Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-364-listen-and-learn-state-sovereign-immunity-con-law/)

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Alison & Lee

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