AUSTIN (KXAN) — In several recent lawsuits against Texas, attorneys for the state argued for dismissal due to “sovereign immunity.” But what does that mean for Texans? The legal doctrine holds that a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation that the transit authority is not entitled to interstate sovereign immunity.

On October 9, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court held that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be abrogated through in rem jurisdiction over tribally owned non-reservation lands to vest the court with ...

In their International Litigation column, the authors look at the recent Hulley Enterprises decision in which the D.C. Circuit held that a U.S. court must independently determine whether an ...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a pair of consolidated cases that could reshape the legal landscape for state-run transportation systems operating across state lines. The court granted ...

High Court Says State Retains Quasi-Judicial Immunity Defense "The plain language of § 4-160 unambiguously puts the state in the same position as a private person once sovereign immunity is waived, ...

MADISON, Wis. (CN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court considered the sovereign immunity of the Menominee tribe on Monday, and whether a property association’s restrictive covenants can control how the ...