FDIC v. Meyer
E494927
FDIC v. Meyer is a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the limits of suing the federal government and its agencies for constitutional violations under the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FDIC v. Meyer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5099973 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FDIC v. Meyer Context triple: [United States sovereign immunity law, keyCase, FDIC v. Meyer]
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A.
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether regional interstate banking compacts among states violated the Constitution’s Compact Clause and related federal banking laws.
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B.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that first recognized workplace sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII.
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C.
Eisner v. Macomber
Eisner v. Macomber is a 1920 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a pro rata stock dividend was not taxable income under the Sixteenth Amendment, shaping early federal income tax doctrine.
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D.
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to impair public contracts under the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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E.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. was an 1895 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal income tax as unconstitutional, prompting the later adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment to authorize such taxes.
- 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: FDIC v. Meyer Target entity description: FDIC v. Meyer is a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the limits of suing the federal government and its agencies for constitutional violations under the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
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A.
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether regional interstate banking compacts among states violated the Constitution’s Compact Clause and related federal banking laws.
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B.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that first recognized workplace sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII.
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C.
Eisner v. Macomber
Eisner v. Macomber is a 1920 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a pro rata stock dividend was not taxable income under the Sixteenth Amendment, shaping early federal income tax doctrine.
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D.
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to impair public contracts under the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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E.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. was an 1895 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal income tax as unconstitutional, prompting the later adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment to authorize such taxes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
federal courts case ⓘ |
| aroseFrom | employment dispute involving a former employee of a federally chartered savings and loan association ⓘ |
| clarifies |
limits on suing the federal government for constitutional violations
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that sovereign immunity bars constitutional tort claims for damages directly against federal agencies absent explicit waiver ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ federal courts ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 510 U.S. 471 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1994-02-23 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| hasDecisionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | 92-741 ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
Bivens actions are limited to suits against individual federal officers in their personal capacities
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a Bivens cause of action cannot be maintained against a federal agency ⓘ federal agencies are not proper defendants in suits seeking damages for constitutional violations under Bivens ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
limited the expansion of Bivens remedies
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reinforced sovereign immunity protections for federal agencies ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
damages remedy for constitutional violations
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federal agency liability ⓘ implied cause of action ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
scope of sovereign immunity for federal agencies in constitutional tort claims
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whether a Bivens cause of action can be implied directly against a federal agency ⓘ |
| hasOpinionAuthor |
Justice Clarence Thomas
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linked to:
Clarence Thomas
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| hasPetitioner | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ⓘ |
| hasPriorHistory | on appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | Meyer ⓘ |
| hasUSReportsPage | 471 ⓘ |
| hasUSReportsVolume | 510 ⓘ |
| involvesConstitutionalProvision |
Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause
ⓘ
linked to:
Due Process Clause
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| involvesLegalDoctrine |
Bivens action
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linked to:
Bivens doctrine
constitutional torts ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| isCitedFor |
distinction between suits against individual officers and suits against the United States or its agencies
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proposition that Bivens does not extend to federal agencies ⓘ |
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Subject: FDIC v. Meyer Description of subject: FDIC v. Meyer is a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the limits of suing the federal government and its agencies for constitutional violations under the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
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