Amendment 11: States are protected from being sued by citizens of another state

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.

This amendment actually aims to contradict Artlicle 3 Section 2 concerning "original jurisdiction" where the Supreme Court could actually hear cases from different states against each other. This is important that it was reversed because it leaves more power in the hands of the State as far as not allowing that to be possible. Each state is protected from being tried by a person of another state, country, or even someone from within their own state. State power is created in the sense that each State must govern itself, while not being bothered by cases brought in from other States.

This well-produced info comic covers if you can actually sue the United States. It concluded that you cannot sue a state but you can sue the state official for doing something unconstitutional. In that case they would be relinquished of their liberties and be held accountable. It was a fun take at the general question of can you sue our government, because you actually can if the situation goes against our Constitution.

This lecture starts from the British rule and explains how the concept of sovereign immunity came to be. It is a very interesting take on the upholding of this amendment. We really went through the trials to come to the decision that states themselves cannot be sued, even by citizens of the state.