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Constitutional Logic and State Sovereignty

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The logic of the Constitution demands that states are not amenable to suits by other states without their consent.

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Originalism and Sovereign Immunity

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The mistake that the Supreme Court makes is to presume that the answer to this specific question must be found in the Constitution.

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In Defense of the Supreme Court’s First Constitutional Law Decision

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When the Constitution was written and ratified there was no free-floating principle of sovereign immunity, but now the Supreme Court has recognized one.

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