Topic: the eleventh amendment extends immunity not only to a state… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from McGinty v. New York.

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1 McGinty v. New York Anchor
ca2 · 2001
green “the eleventh amendment extends immunity not only to a state, but also to entities considered 'arms of the state.” 17
2 Posr v. Court Officer Shield 207
ca2 · 1999
green “an official arm of the state enjoys the same eleventh amendment immunity from suit in federal court as is enjoyed by the state itself.” 8

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