Legal Opinion
Waiver of Sovereign Immunity With Respect to Whistleblower Provisions of Environmental Statutes
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided September 23, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
Waiver of Sovereign Immunity With Respect to Whistleblower Provisions of Environmental Statutes The federal government’s sovereign immunity has been waived with respect to the whistleblower provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Clean Air Act, but not with respect to the whistleblower provision of the Clean Water Act. September 23, 2005 LETTER OPINION FOR THE SOLICITOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR This letter will confirm the conclusions of our Office that the federal govern- ment’s sovereign immunity has been waived with respect to the whistleblower provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. Nordic Village, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Kimel v. Florida Board of RegentsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lane v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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