Narrowing the Nation's Power
Subtitle: The Supreme Court Sides with the States
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780520240681
Subjects: Common law; Constitution: government & the state; Courts & procedure; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Government - State & Provincial; Law; USA; Torts; Courts - Supreme Court; Law / General; General; Americas (North Central South West Indies); History & Theory - General
First sentence: If you were a writer whose short stories were published by an ethnic press affiliated with the University of New Mexico, you would be justifiably surprised to learn that, when your publisher disregarded your copyright, you could not sue for damages because the press was a sovereign entitled to a sovereign's immunity from suit.