Supreme Court of the United States

Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation — Stevens, J., Concurring

November 14, 1994513 U.S. 30

Summary

Justice Stevens concurs without reservation in the Court's resolution of the Eleventh Amendment question, but adds that the Amendment's text does not support the Court's broad sovereign-immunity jurisprudence. He emphasizes that judge-made immunity rules should not be expanded when doing so undermines the constitutional purpose of establishing justice.

Docket 93-1197

Cited authorities

  • CA11
  • CA11
  • 68 Mich. L. Rev. 867
  • 92 Colum. L. Rev. 1243
  • N.J. Stat. Ann. § 32:1-5
  • N.Y. Unconsol. Law §6405
  • N.J. Stat. Ann. §32:1-17
  • N.Y. Unconsol. Law §6417
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