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Events on Monday 8 January 1798 2
1798Eleventh Amendment declared ratifiedStates shielded from suits by citizens of other statesPresident Adams announced that the Eleventh Amendment had been ratified, overturning the Supreme Court's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia. The amendment bars federal courts from hearing suits brought against a state by citizens of another state or a foreign country.
1798Eleventh Amendment declared ratifiedStates shielded from suits by citizens of other statesPresident Adams announced that the Eleventh Amendment had been ratified, overturning the Supreme Court's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia. The amendment bars federal courts from hearing suits brought against a state by citizens of another state or a foreign country.