Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt

Decided May 13, 2019. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-1299 · 587 U.S. 230 (2019) · Cited 166 times

Holding

Nevada v. Hall, 440 U. S. 410, is overruled; States retain their sovereign immunity from private suits brought in courts of other States.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Nevada v. Hall · 440 U.S. 410 (1979)
• Alden v. Maine · 527 U.S. 706 (1999)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority · 535 U.S. 743 (2002)
• Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi · 292 U.S. 313 (1934)
• Georgia v. City of Chattanooga · 264 U.S. 472 (1924)
• Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak · 501 U.S. 775 (1991)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• The Santissima Trinidad. · 20 U.S. 283 (1822)
• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC · 576 U.S. 466 (2015)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Pearson v. Callahan · 555 U.S. 223 (2009)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• United States v. Gaudin · 515 U.S. 506 (1995)
• Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. · 506 U.S. 139 (1993)
• Agostini v. Felton · 521 U.S. 203 (1997)
• Arizona v. California · 460 U.S. 605 (1983)
• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
• Nixon v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 731 (1982)
• Myers v. United States · 272 U.S. 52 (1926)
• Cuyler v. Adams · 449 U.S. 433 (1981)
• Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1 · 256 U.S. 490 (1921)
• Republic of Austria v. Altmann · 541 U.S. 677 (2004)
• Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission · 359 U.S. 275 (1959)
• Shelby County v. Holder · 570 U.S. 529 (2013)
• Smith v. Reeves · 178 U.S. 436 (1900)
• Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages · 423 U.S. 276 (1976)
• Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co. · 304 U.S. 92 (1938)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Knick v. Township of Scott · 588 U.S. 180 (2019)
• Allen v. Cooper · 589 U.S. 248 (2020)
• Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP · 590 U.S. 45 (2020)
• Trump v. Vance · 591 U.S. 786 (2020)
• Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. · 590 U.S. 255 (2020)
• Gamble v. United States · 587 U.S. 678 (2019)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2019). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).