The Eleventh Amendment protects states from lawsuits by citizens of other states or foreign nations.Supreme Court decisions have upheld the sovereign immunity of the states from being sued in federal courts in cases involving lawsuits by Indian tribes, patent infringement when a state ventures into commercial activities, and discrimination against older employees.

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The Eleventh Amendment does in fact protect states from lawsuits by citizens of other states or foreign nations, and there have been Supreme Court decisions upholding state sovereign immunity in certain cases.

The Eleventh Amendment Protects States from Lawsuits by Citizens of Other