Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon
Atascadero State Hosp. v. Scanlon, 473 U.S. 926 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-08-28
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- A State does not waive its Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit in federal court by waiving its immunity from suit in state court.
- “We require an unequivocal indication that the State intends to consent to federal jurisdiction that otherwise would be barred by the Eleventh Amendment.”
- under the Supremacy Clause, a federal agency acting within the scop 22 its congressionally delegated authority has the power to preempt state regulation a render unenforceable state laws
- waivers of Eleventh Amendment immunity fall subject to the most stringent examinations
- computer software and central processing units
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- 27 opinions
ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL ET AL.
v.
SCANLON
No. 84-351.
Supreme Court of United States.
August 28, 1985.
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Ante, p. 234.