Constitutional Law—State Sovereign Immunity—Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979)

Authors

Richard H. Pierson

Abstract

The doctrine of state sovereign immunity in the courts of another state and the federal courts will be examined in section I of this casenote. In section II, the Court's reasoning in Nevada v. Hall will be discussed. The Court's conclusion that the Constitution places no limit on a state court's jurisdiction over a sister state will be challenged in part A of section III. The ambiguities in the Hall opinion that render the scope of a state court's jurisdiction uncertain and the desirability of limiting that jurisdiction will be examined in part B of section III. Finally, this note will suggest how the Court might limit a state court's jurisdiction over a sister state in future cases in a manner consistent with Hall.

First Page

289

Recommended Citation

Richard H. Pierson, Recent Developments, Constitutional Law—State Sovereign Immunity—Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), 56 Wash. L. Rev. 289 (1981).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol56/iss2/9