Legal Opinion
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 1990No. 89-386PublishedCited by 562 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
These cases call upon the Court to determine whether the Eleventh Amendment bars respondents’ suits in federal *301court against an entity created by New York and New Jersey to operate certain transportation and other facilities.
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In 1921, New York and New Jersey entered a bistate compact creating the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Authority). 1921 N. J. Laws, chs. 151, 154; see N. J. Stat. Ann. §32:1-1 et seq. (West 1963); N. Y. Unconsol. Laws §6401 et seq. (McKinney 1979). In accord with the Constitution’s Compact Clause, Art. I, § 10, cl. 3, Congress consented to the compact. 42…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by562 opinions
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