April 16, 1999
Court Says 11th Amendment Shields Public Colleges From Some Lawsuits
The 11th Amendment shields public universities from some citizen lawsuits filed in federal court under the False Claims Act, a federal appeals court ruled last month.
The decision, which focused on Texas Tech University, said that such lawsuits were constitutional only when the federal government was more than a passive participant in the litigation.
State universities have increasingly been sued in
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