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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 13 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 Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Pryor.

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1 Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Pryor Anchor
ca11 · 1999
green “the eleventh amendment bars suits against state officials in federal court seeking retrospective or compensatory relief, but does not generally prohibit suits seeking only prospective injunctive or declaratory relief.” 7
2 Edward R. Lane v. Central Alabama Community College
ca11 · 2014
green “requests for reinstatement constitute prospective injunctive relief that fall within the scope of the ex parte young exception and, thus, are not barred by the eleventh amendment.” 6

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