187: Listen and Learn -- State Sovereign Immunity (Con Law) - a podcast by Bar Exam Toolbox

Welcome back to the Bar Exam 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

Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2016 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2016_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)

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