In Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996), the U.S. Supreme Court held that states may not be involuntarily sued (by citizens) in federal court.

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In Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Congress did not have the authority under the Commerce Clause to abrogate the states' sovereign immunity from suits initiated by individuals in federal court, thereby preventing states from being sued involuntarily in federal court by citizens.

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