Edward T. Young

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Edward T. Young was a Minnesota attorney general best known as the named state official in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Ex parte Young, which established a key doctrine allowing federal courts to enjoin state officials from enforcing unconstitutional laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
state attorney general
areaOfInfluence United States federal courts jurisprudence
state-federal relations in constitutional law
associatedWith Minnesota railroad rate cases
railroad regulation controversies in Minnesota
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer State of Minnesota NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork constitutional law
law
public law
givenName Edward
hasImpactOn doctrine of federal judicial review of state action
enforcement of constitutional rights against state officials
limits of state sovereign immunity
hasLegalAuthorityOver enforcement of Minnesota state laws
hasOccupation attorney
public official
hasRole state official named in Ex parte Young
jurisdiction State of Minnesota NERFINISHED
knownFor role in the development of the Ex parte Young doctrine
languageUsed English
legalCase Ex parte Young NERFINISHED
legalDoctrineAssociatedWith Ex parte Young doctrine NERFINISHED
exception to state sovereign immunity for prospective injunctive relief
federal courts’ power to enjoin state officials from enforcing unconstitutional laws
legalSystem United States legal system
common law
levelOfJurisdiction state
name Edward T. Young NERFINISHED
notableFor being the named state official in the U.S. Supreme Court case Ex parte Young
notableWork Ex parte Young (as named respondent) NERFINISHED
officeContested Attorney General of Minnesota NERFINISHED
partOf Minnesota state government NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED
positionHeld Attorney General of Minnesota NERFINISHED
Minnesota Attorney General NERFINISHED
residence Minnesota NERFINISHED
significantEvent Ex parte Young NERFINISHED
litigation over enforcement of Minnesota railroad rate regulation laws
typeOfLawPracticed constitutional litigation
public law
regulatory law
workLocation Minnesota NERFINISHED

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Ex parte Young party Edward T. Young