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Academic argues for eliminating state sovereign immunity for constitutional‑rights claims; resolution presented as a shell
Summary
A professor testified in his individual capacity in favor of a proposed amendment (filed as SJR 9 shell) to eliminate sovereign immunity for constitutional‑rights claims and to let the legislature waive immunity for other claims. He argued the change would improve accountability and allow citizens to sue the state in court rather than rely on the
A law professor spoke in favor of SJR 9, a shell resolution the presenter described as intended to eliminate sovereign immunity for constitutional‑rights claims and to permit the General Assembly to waive sovereign immunity for other claims.
The professor said sovereign immunity is a vestige of monarchy and argued that modern constitutional democracies should permit suits…
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