Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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amendment to the United States Constitution constitutional amendment

The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1795 amendment that limits the ability of individuals to bring suits against states in federal court, reinforcing the principle of state sovereign immunity.

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Label	Occurrences
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical	21
Eleventh Amendment	7
Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity	3
Eleventh Amendment immunity	1
The Eleventh Amendment bars federal courts from ordering state officials to pay retroactive monetary relief from the state treasury for past violations of federal law.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T163162 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
Context triple: [Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, follows, Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution]

A. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
B. Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
C. Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1967 amendment that clarifies presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential disability and vacancies in the vice presidency.
D. Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that affirms the existence of fundamental rights retained by the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
E. Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
Target entity description: The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1795 amendment that limits the ability of individuals to bring suits against states in federal court, reinforcing the principle of state sovereign immunity.

A. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
B. Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
C. Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1967 amendment that clarifies presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential disability and vacancies in the vice presidency.
D. Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that affirms the existence of fundamental rights retained by the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
E. Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ constitutional amendment ⓘ
adoptedBy	United States of America ⓘ
aimsTo	protect states from certain types of federal court litigation ⓘ
allowsException	suits against state officials for prospective injunctive relief under Ex parte Young doctrine ⓘ suits authorized by Congress under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment in some circumstances ⓘ suits where a state consents to be sued ⓘ
appliesTo	civil suits against states ⓘ suits commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state ⓘ suits commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens or subjects of a foreign state ⓘ suits in law or equity ⓘ
category	Amendments dealing with federalism in the United States ⓘ United States sovereign immunity law ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy	federal courts of the United States ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
field	constitutional law ⓘ federal courts law ⓘ
followedBy	Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
follows	Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
governs	suits against U.S. states by foreign citizens or subjects ⓘ suits against U.S. states by out-of-state citizens ⓘ
hasNumber	11 ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal courts ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
keyCase	Alden v. Maine ⓘ Ex parte Young ⓘ Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer ⓘ Hans v. Louisiana ⓘ Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDoctrine	sovereign immunity of the states from private suits ⓘ state sovereign immunity ⓘ
legalEffect	limits the ability of individuals to sue states in federal court ⓘ reinforces the doctrine of state sovereign immunity ⓘ
limits	Article III judicial power over suits against states ⓘ
motivatedBy	Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia ⓘ
partOf	United States Constitution ⓘ
proposedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
proposedOn	1794 ⓘ
ratificationOrder	first amendment adopted after the Bill of Rights ⓘ
ratifiedBy	state legislatures of the United States ⓘ
ratifiedOn	1795 ⓘ
responseTo	Chisholm v. Georgia ⓘ
shortName	Eleventh Amendment ⓘ linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
subject	federal jurisdiction ⓘ lawsuits against states ⓘ state sovereign immunity ⓘ
textBegins	"The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity" ⓘ
timePeriod	Early national period of United States history ⓘ linked to: Early Republic of the United States

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution → follows → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution → precededBy → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution → shortName → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution → modifiedBy → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) → overruledBy → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject linked to: Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia

Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) → constitutionalProvisionAffected → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject linked to: Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia

Hans v. Louisiana → interprets → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Hans v. Louisiana → hasAmendmentInterpreted → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Hans v. Louisiana → hasConstitutionalProvisionDiscussed → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida → legalIssue → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Alden v. Maine → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer → legalIssue → Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer → relatedConstitutionalProvision → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

United States sovereign immunity law → governedBy → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

United States sovereign immunity law → includesDoctrine → Eleventh Amendment immunity ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Chisholm v. Georgia → ledTo → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Chisholm v. Georgia → relatedAmendment → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Ex parte Young → legalIssue → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Ex parte Young → relatedConstitutionalProvision → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. → legalIssue → Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. → relatedConstitutionalProvision → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents → legalSubject → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Central Virginia Community College v. Katz → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board → constitutionalProvisionInvolved → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Alexander Chisholm → associatedWith → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Hans v. Louisiana → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject linked to: Bernard Hans

Edelman v. Jordan → constitutionalProvisionInvolved → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Edelman v. Jordan → holding → The Eleventh Amendment bars federal courts from ordering state officials to pay retroactive monetary relief from the state treasury for past violations of federal law. ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Pennhurst State School & Hospital v. Halderman → relatedDoctrine → Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland → constitutionalProvisionInvolved → Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of India → shortName → Eleventh Amendment ⓘ

linked to: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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