Louisiana v. McAdoo
Supreme Court of the United States
MOTION ,FOK LEAVE TO FILE PETITION. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court to entertain an- original suit against the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and the determination of whether the suit is one against the United States, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lurton
The State of Louisiana has appeared at the bar of this court, through its Attorney General, for the purpose of obtaining permission to file this petition against the Honorable William Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and the Honorable C. S. Hamlin, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. The United States, by its Solicitor General, has appeared -in opposition, contending that the suit is one against the United States and cannot, therefore, be brought without its consent.
No principle is better established than that the United States may not be…
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