Nevada v. Hall
1979 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that U.S. states lack sovereign immunity from private lawsuits filed against them in the courts of another state. The majority opinion held that "nothing in the Constitution authorizes or obligates" states to grant sister states immunity in court.[1] States may grant sister states immunity if they choose. This decision was overturned by the 2019 case Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt.[2]
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Quick Facts Nevada v. Hall, Argued November 7, 1978 Decided March 5, 1979 ...
Nevada v. Hall | |
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Argued November 7, 1978 Decided March 5, 1979 | |
Full case name | Nevada et al. v. Hall et al. |
Docket no. | 77-1337 |
Citations | 440 U.S. 410 (more) 99 S. Ct. 1182 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Decision | Opinion |
Case history | |
Prior | Hall v. Univ. of Nevada, 74 Cal. App. 3d 280, 141 Cal. Rptr. 439 (Ct. App. 1977); cert. granted, 436 U.S. 925 (1978). |
Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 441 U.S. 917 (1979). |
Holding | |
States have no sovereign immunity from suits against them in courts of other states. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Powell |
Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Burger |
Overruled by | |
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt (2019) |
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