English High Court determines that ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards does not constitute prior written agreement to waive sovereign immunity ...

OKMULGEE – On May 19, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a writ of prohibition in the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town leadership dispute case. The decision holds that state courts lack subject-matter […] ...

"To allow a waiver as a result of an amendment would strain a court's discretion when the complaint is deficient in the first place," read an appellant brief filed on behalf of Cobb County ...

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code’s sovereign immunity waiver is jurisdictional, and a bankruptcy trustee or debtor cannot bring state law fraudulent transfer ...

The Republican-led Senate is targeting local governments that do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. Sovereign immunity protects local governments from lawsuits. Senate Democrats oppose ...

The state of Maryland has waived sovereign immunity for claims by a Baltimore check-cashing business seeking payment on “substitute” checks issued by the state, the Maryland Supreme Court held Friday.