Opinion ID: 754638
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Does Sovereign Immunity Shield the United States from this Suit?

Text: 22 The United States contends that the claims against it should be dismissed because of sovereign immunity. But this case falls into a well-established exception to the requirement of an affirmative waiver of sovereign immunity. No waiver is needed in a suit challenging the enforcement of a statute when the statute or order conferring power upon the officer to take action in the sovereign's name is claimed to be unconstitutional. Larson v. Domestic & Foreign Commerce Corp., 337 U.S. 682, 690, 69 S.Ct. 1457, 93 L.Ed. 1628 (1949). Moreover, the United States has expressly consented to suit in cases of this sort (those seeking declaratory and injunctive relief) in the Administrative Procedure Act's general waiver of sovereign immunity. See 5 U.S.C. § 702. 23 Accordingly, sovereign immunity presents no bar to Vazquez's appeal. 24