Does the Eleventh Amendment bar federal lawsuits brought against the state?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gallardo v. Hanford Joint Union Sch. Dist., 1:12-cv-01612 GSA (E.D. Cal. 2014):
9. The Eleventh Amendment erects a general bar against federal lawsuits brought against a state. Papasan v. Allain, 478 U.S. 265, 276 (1986). The Eleventh Amendment provides:
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