Supreme Court Cases

Cases

These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.

• CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. 5th June 2025
  The case involves the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which is central to determining the jurisdiction over a foreign state.
• United States v. Miller 26th March 2025
  The case primarily deals with the waiver of sovereign immunity under the Bankruptcy Code.
• Hungary v. Simon 21st February 2025
  The case involves the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which is directly related to the concept of sovereign immunity.
• Williams v. Reed 21st February 2025
  The case discusses the application of state rules that effectively immunize state officials from certain federal claims.
• DeVillier v. Texas 16th April 2024
  The case involves the ability of property owners to sue the State of Texas directly under the Takings Clause, implicating issues of state sovereign immunity.
• Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz 8th February 2024
  The case primarily deals with whether the FCRA waives sovereign immunity for federal agencies, allowing them to be sued for damages.
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin 15th June 2023
  The case involves the abrogation of sovereign immunity, specifically tribal sovereign immunity, under the Bankruptcy Code.
• Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for P. R. v. Centro De Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. 11th May 2023
  The case primarily deals with whether Congress abrogated the sovereign immunity of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico under PROMESA.
• Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States 19th April 2023
  The case primarily deals with whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) applies to criminal proceedings, which directly relates to the concept of state sovereign immunity.
• Reed v. Goertz 19th April 2023
  The Court considered Texas's invocation of state sovereign immunity and found it inapplicable under the Ex parte Young doctrine.
• Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety 29th June 2022
  The case directly addresses whether Congress can authorize private suits against nonconsenting states under its Article I powers, specifically in the context of USERRA.
• Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta 29th June 2022
  The case touches on the limits of state jurisdiction and authority within Indian country, which relates to state sovereignty.
• Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P. S. C. 3rd March 2022
  The case involves the state's interest in defending its own laws and the authority of state officials to intervene in federal court to protect state interests.
• Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson 10th December 2021
  The case involves the doctrine of sovereign immunity as the public-official defendants moved to dismiss the complaint citing this doctrine.
• PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey 29th June 2021
  The case addresses whether states have sovereign immunity against federal eminent domain actions initiated by private parties.
• Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp 3rd February 2021
  The case primarily deals with the issue of whether Germany is immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which is a central question of state sovereign immunity.
• Republic of Hungary v. Simon 3rd February 2021
  The case involves the Republic of Hungary, suggesting issues of sovereign immunity, which is central to the holding.