Anderson v. Department of Revenue

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• noting that taxpayer claims against state for damages based only on state constitutional violations do not state cognizable claims for relief
• noting that taxpayer claims against state for damages based only on state constitutional violations do not state cognizable claims for relief
• stating that, under Article IV, section 24, of the Oregon Constitution, the state is immune from lawsuit
• stating that, “with regard to [plaintiffs] claims *** in quasi-contract *** [plaintiff] point [s] to no statute that waives the state’s sovereign immunity to such claims”
• stating that because RICO damages “are punitive in nature, subjecting the states to liability under RICO would override their common law immunity to punitive damages”
• explaining that pursuant to the Oregon constitution, the state is entitled to sovereign immunity, and is immune from suit, except as it consents by general law

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