State Sovereign Immunity, as Recognized and Extended through the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Bars Administrative Commissions from Adjudicating Private Complaints against a State Agency That Has Not Consented to Being Subject to Such Proceedings: Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.

Authors

Michael J. Cetra

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States held that state sovereign immunity, as understood and extended through the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, bars the Federal Maritime Commission, and similar administrative bodies, from adjudicating private complaints against state agencies without their consent.

Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al., 535 U.S. 743 (2002)

First Page

795

Recommended Citation

Michael J. Cetra, State Sovereign Immunity, as Recognized and Extended through the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Bars Administrative Commissions from Adjudicating Private Complaints against a State Agency That Has Not Consented to Being Subject to Such Proceedings: Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al., 41 Duq. L. Rev. 795 (2003).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol41/iss4/13