Nevada v. Hall

Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that U.S. states lack sovereign immunity from private lawsuits filed against them in the courts of another state. The majority opinion held that "nothing in the Constitution authorizes or obligates" states to grant sister states immunity in court.[1] States may grant sister states immunity if they choose.

Nevada v. Hall
Argued November 7, 1978
Decided March 5, 1979
Full case nameNevada et al. v. Hall et al.
Docket no.77-1337
Citations440 U.S. 410 (more)
99 S. Ct. 1182
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
DecisionOpinion
Case history
PriorHall v. Univ. of Nevada, 74 Cal. App. 3d 280, 141 Cal. Rptr. 439 (Ct. App. 1977); cert. granted, 436 U.S. 925 (1978).
SubsequentRehearing denied, 441 U.S. 917 (1979).
Holding
States have no sovereign immunity from suits against them in courts of other states.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Powell
DissentBlackmun, joined by Burger, Rehnquist
DissentRehnquist, joined by Burger
Overruled by
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt (2019)

See also

    References

    1. Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979).
    • Stewart, Margaret G. (1980). "The State as an Unwilling Defendant: Reflections on Nevada v. Hall". Nebraska Law Review. 59: 246–278.

    Further reading


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