Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about state sovereign immunity, pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• What does the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establish?
• Where the state sovereign immunity doctrine does and does not apply
• Exceptions to state sovereign immunity – or when a party can sue a state
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2016 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2016_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-187-listen-and-learn-state-sovereign-immunity-con-law/)

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Alison & Lee