364: Listen and Learn -- State Sovereign Immunity (Con Law) - a podcast by Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC
from 2022-10-23T09:00
Welcome back to the Law School 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://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-toolbox-podcast-substantive-law-topics/#listen-learn)
- 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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Alison & Lee
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