Petitions of the week: Four petitions that test the limits on lawsuits against the government
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 8, 2021
However, in 1908’s Ex parte Young , the Supreme Court allowed suits against state officials, in lieu of states themselves, for violations of federal law. After New Jersey passed legislation in 2018 to withdraw from the compact, the waterfront commission sued the New Jersey governor to prevent him from enforcing the law.
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