The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation that the transit authority is not entitled to interstate sovereign immunity.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — In several recent lawsuits against Texas, attorneys for the state argued for dismissal due to “sovereign immunity.” But what does that mean for Texans? The legal doctrine holds that a ...
On October 9, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court held that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be abrogated through in rem jurisdiction over tribally owned non-reservation lands to vest the court with ...
In their International Litigation column, the authors look at the recent Hulley Enterprises decision in which the D.C. Circuit held that a U.S. court must independently determine whether an ...
High Court Says State Retains Quasi-Judicial Immunity Defense "The plain language of § 4-160 unambiguously puts the state in the same position as a private person once sovereign immunity is waived, ...