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Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs
U.S. Supreme CourtMay 27, 2003No. 01-1368Cited 507 times
Plaintiff WinNevada Department of Human Resources
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Rehnquist, O'Con-Nor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Stevens, Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Supreme Court decision on whether FMLA abrogates state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment
- Circuit
- Federal Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
Supreme Court held that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) validly abrogates state sovereign immunity, allowing employees to sue states for damages for FMLA violations. Nevada Department of Human Resources prevailed in establishing that Congress properly exercised its enforcement powers under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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