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Supreme Court hears oral argument on sovereign immunity of states

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt in which it will consider overturning precedent that currently allows one state to be sued in the courts of another.

The case of Nevada v. Hall formerly set the relevant precedent in 1979, holding that a sovereign state can be sued in another state’s courts without its consent.

The Board argues that this decision infringes on state sovereignty and is overall inconsistent with the court’s other decisions regarding sovereign immunity of states. Hyatt contends that such sovereign immunity from the courts of other States does not exist within the Constitution.

The Supreme Court is set to reconvene for oral arguments next week.

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