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United States sovereign immunityex parte youngpreemption

Inc. v. Public Serv. Comm'n of Md.

535 U.S. 635 (2002)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2002
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A federal district court has 28 U.S.C. section 1331 jurisdiction over a claim that a state utility commission's order is preempted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the Ex parte Young doctrine permits suit against the state commissioners in their official capacities for prospective relief notwithstanding the Eleventh Amendment.

Area of Law

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