Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia

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The Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) was an early and controversial ruling that allowed a citizen of one state to sue another state in federal court, prompting the swift adoption of the Eleventh Amendment to limit such suits.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court decision
federal courts case
citation 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793)
constitutionalProvisionAffected Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article III, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
court Supreme Court of the United States
dateDecided 1793-02-18
defendant Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
dissentBy James Iredell Sr.
surface form: James Iredell
dissentReasoning states retained sovereign immunity unless clearly surrendered in the Constitution
fullCaseName Chisholm v. Georgia
surface form: Alexander Chisholm, Executor v. State of Georgia
hasPart dissenting opinion
majority opinion
held A citizen of one state may sue another state in federal court under Article III diversity jurisdiction
historicalSignificance first major Supreme Court case interpreting state sovereign immunity
one of the earliest Supreme Court decisions to be effectively overturned by constitutional amendment
triggered strong political backlash from several states
holdingCharacterization broad reading of federal judicial power over states
impact restricted by the Eleventh Amendment
interprets Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
issue whether a state could be sued by a citizen of another state without its consent
jurisdictionBasis Article III original jurisdiction over suits in which a state is a party
languageOfOpinion separate seriatim opinions by each Justice in the majority
ledTo adoption of the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
legalSubject Article III of the United States Constitution
federal jurisdiction
state sovereign immunity
majorityBy James Wilson
John Blair Jr.
John Jay
William Cushing
originatingDispute Revolutionary War-era debt claim against the State of Georgia
overruledBy Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
pageInUnitedStatesReports 419
plaintiff Alexander Chisholm
precedentStatus largely superseded by the Eleventh Amendment
proceduralPosture original jurisdiction suit filed in the Supreme Court
relatedCase Hans v. Louisiana
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
relatedDoctrine diversity jurisdiction
sovereign immunity
stateParty Georgia
timePeriod Early Republic era of United States history
volumeOfUnitedStatesReports 2
vote 4–1
yearDecided 1793

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