Government
Jan. 16, 2004
Justices Rule U.S. Judges Can Enforce Consent Decrees on States
WASHINGTON - In one of the current Supreme Court's rare rejections of a claim of state sovereignty, the justices on Wednesday ruled that federal judges may order state officials to comply with consent decrees dealing with alleged violations of federal law.
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