Suits against States
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
Proposal and ratification: The eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Third Congress, on the 4th of March 1794; and was declared in a message from the President to Congress, dated the 8th of January, 1798, to have been ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States. was completed on February 7, 1795.
Simplified explanation
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity against one of the States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.