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Constitutional Law—State Sovereign Immunity—Nevada V. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), Richard H. Pierson
Constitutional Law—State Sovereign Immunity—Nevada V. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), Richard H. Pierson
Washington Law Review
The doctrine of state sovereign immunity in the courts of another state and the federal courts will be examined in section I of this casenote. In section II, the Court's reasoning in Nevada v. Hall will be discussed. The Court's conclusion that the Constitution places no limit on a state court's jurisdiction over a sister state will be challenged in part A of section III. The ambiguities in the Hall opinion that render the scope of a state court's jurisdiction uncertain and the desirability of limiting that jurisdiction will be examined in part B of section III. Finally, this note …
Constitutional Law—State Sovereign Immunity—Nevada V. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), Richard H. Pierson
Constitutional Law—State Sovereign Immunity—Nevada V. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), Richard H. Pierson
Washington Law Review
The doctrine of state sovereign immunity in the courts of another state and the federal courts will be examined in section I of this casenote. In section II, the Court's reasoning in Nevada v. Hall will be discussed. The Court's conclusion that the Constitution places no limit on a state court's jurisdiction over a sister state will be challenged in part A of section III. The ambiguities in the Hall opinion that render the scope of a state court's jurisdiction uncertain and the desirability of limiting that jurisdiction will be examined in part B of section III. Finally, this note …