Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment may refer to the:

  • Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, which clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals and limits the ability of citizens to sue states
  • Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which permits the state to ratify the Maastricht Treaty
  • Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

Famous quotes containing the words eleventh and/or amendment:

    “I was thinking of a son.
    The womb is not a clock
    nor a bell tolling,
    but in the eleventh month of its life
    I feel the November
    of the body as well as of the calendar.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “[Asserting] important First Amendment rights ... why should [executions] be the one area that is conducted behind closed doors?... Why shouldn’t executions be public?”
    —Phil Donahue (b. 1935)