Motley v. Simmons

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• holding that Congress could validly abrogate a state's sovereign immunity pursuant to its Commerce Clause powers
• holding that the Interstate Commerce Clause, Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, granted Congress power to abrogate sovereign immunity
• holding that CERCLA abrogated State sovereign im­ munity based in part on implication of provisions exempting States from liability for certain actions
• holding that Congress could validly abrogate a state’s sovereign immunity pursuant to its Commerce Clause powers
• holding that Congress could validly abrogate a state's sovereign immunity pursuant to its Commerce Clause powers
• holding that Congress could abrogate the Eleventh Amendment pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Clause of Article I

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