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Constitutional Law—Seventh Circuit Applies Ex parte Young Doctrine to Allow State Agency’s Action Against State Officials-Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, 603 F.3d 365 (7th Cir. 2010)

Article VI of the Constitution establishes the supremacy of federal law over the states, while the Eleventh Amendment grants the states immunity from suit without their consent.  The incompatibility of these provisions becomes apparent, however, when a defendant state...