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sovereign immunityex parte youngpreemption
Inc. v. Public Serv. Comm'n of Md.
535 U.S. 635 (2002)
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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