2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 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 Antonio Passaro, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Passaro, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia Anchor | green | “tate sovereign immunity bars all claims by private citizens against state governments and their agencies, except where congress has validly abrogated that immunity or the state has waived it.” | 6 |
| 2 | Bruce & Tanya & Assocs., Inc. v. Bd. of Supervisors of Fairfax Cnty. | green | “ecause a state official sued in his official capacity stands in for the entity he represents, he is equally entitled to assert that entity's sovereign immunity from suit.” | 4 |
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