Virginia Resolution by the Virginia House of Delegates that a state cannot be made a defendant

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GLC#
GLC03763.01
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
28 November 1793
Author/Creator
Virginia
Title
Resolution by the Virginia House of Delegates that a state cannot be made a defendant
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 19.4 cm, Width: 32.6 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

A state cannot be sued by individuals, opposing the Supreme Court case Chrisholm v. Georgia.

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