Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
1976 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer, 427 U.S. 445 (1976), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that the U.S. Congress has the power to abrogate the Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity of the states, if this is done pursuant to its Fourteenth Amendment power to enforce upon the states the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Quick Facts Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer, Argued April 20–21, 1976 Decided June 28, 1976 ...
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer | |
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Argued April 20–21, 1976 Decided June 28, 1976 | |
Full case name | Fitzpatrick, et al. v. Bitzer, Chairman, State Employees' Retirement Commission, et al. (75-251) consolidated with Bitzer, Chairman, State Employees' Retirement Commission, et al. v. Matthews, et al. (75-283) |
Citations | 427 U.S. 445 (more) 96 S. Ct. 2666; 49 L. Ed. 2d 614; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 160; 12 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1586; 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 10,999; 1 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1040 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Holding | |
The Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to override a State's Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity for the purpose of enforcing civil rights on the States. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell |
Concurrence | Brennan (in judgment) |
Concurrence | Stevens (in judgment) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. XI, XIV |
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