Quote Originally Posted by David Merrill View Post
I have never tried to relate things much to the Eleventh Amendment.
I bring this up repeatedly because Congress stripped jurisdiction from the federal courts for some cases. Some would say all such cases involving law or equity.

Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) is case hinging on an action of debt with the government of Georgia claiming sovereign immunity from suit ... and losing. A very critical case in the development of the US in my opinion.