The Oyez Project: Federalism Issues - Natural Resources Decisions

Alden v. Maine - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:00:00 -0500

May Congress use its powers under Article I of the Constitution to abrogate a state's sovereign immunity from private suits in its own courts?

Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Constr. Co. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 02 Mar 1999 12:00:00 -0500

May a state impose a nondiscriminatory tax upon a private company's proceeds from contracts with the Federal Government when the federal contractor renders its services on an Indian reservation?

Board of Trustees v. Garrett - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 12:00:00 -0500

May an individual sue a state for damages in federal court under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?

Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Feb 1989 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Central VA Comm. College v. Katz - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Bankruptcy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article I Section 8), waive the states' sovereign immunity?

College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Trademark Remedy Clarification Act (TRCA) permit suits against states for alleged misrepresentations of their own products by providing a constitutionally permissible abrogation of state sovereign immunity? Does the TRCA permit suits against states for alleged misrepresentations of their own products by operating as a waiver of sovereign immunity when a state engages in activities regulated by the Lanham Act?

Epa v. State Water Resources Control Board - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 07 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina Ports Authority - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Does a State's sovereign immunity preclude the Federal Maritime Commission from adjudicating a private party's complaint that a state-run port has violated the Shipping Act of 1984?

Florida Prepaid v. College Savings Bank - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Did nullification of state sovereign immunity, under the Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act, constitute valid legislation?

Frew v. Hawkins - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Do states forfeit 11th Amendment protection when they enter into a consent decree under federal law in federal court? And must states violate federal law, not just the consent agreement, in order to be subject to suit in federal court?

Hancock v. Train - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 07 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Hibbs v. Winn - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Do the federal Tax Injunction Act and comity principles require federal district courts to dismiss (for lack of jurisdiction) constitutional challenges to state tax credits that directly affect a state's tax system?

James M. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Lapides v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 13 May 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Does a State's act of removing a lawsuit from state court to federal court waive the State's Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit in federal court by citizens of other States?

National League of Cities v. Usery - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 24 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

May Congress, acting under its commerce power, regulate the labor market of state employees, which the Tenth Amendment reserves to the states?

Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 May 2003 12:00:00 -0500

May an individual sue a State for money damages in federal court for violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

New York v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 19 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Low-Level Waste Act violate the Tenth Amendment and the "guarantee clause" of Article Four?

Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 06 Mar 1978 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Sabri v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 May 2004 12:00:00 -0500

May Congress make it a federal crime to bribe officials of non-federal organizations that distribute some federal funds without requiring prosecutors to prove that the bribe actually affected federal funds?

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Hood - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 May 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Bankruptcy Clause (Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution) give Congress the power to waive a state's sovereign immunity in matters pertaining a federal bankruptcy court's forgiveness of debt owed to the state?

United States v. County Of Fresno - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 25 Jan 1977 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

United States v. Georgia - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Did Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 validly abrogate state sovereign immunity for suits by prisoners with disabilities challenging discrimination by state prisons? Was Title II a proper exercise of Congress's power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, as applied to the administration of prison systems?

Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Do federal district courts have jurisdiction over a telecommunication carrier's claim that the order of a state utility commission requiring reciprocal compensation for telephone calls to Internet Service Providers violates the Telecommunications Act of 1996?