National Labor Relations Board v. Dow Chemical Co.

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• holding that Congress intended to abrogate the States’ sovereign immunity under the VRA because it “specifically prohibits ‘any State or political subdivision’ from discriminating against voters on the basis of race”
• stating that a federal court \may sua sponte raise the issue of lack of jurisdiction because of the applicability of the eleventh amendment\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
• stating that a federal court “may sua sponte raise the issue of lack of jurisdiction because of the applicability of the eleventh amendment” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
• stating that a federal court \may sua sponte raise the issue of lack of jurisdiction because of the applicability of the eleventh amendment\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
• holding 12 Congress intended to abrogate State sovereign immunity under the VRA because it specifically prohibits a State or political subdivision from discriminating against voters on the basis of race
• stating that, when reviewing a district court’s grant of a motion for judgment on the pleadings, “we need not accept as true legal - 15 - No. 08-3745 Aarti Hospitality, LLC, et al. v. City of Grove City, Ohio, et al. conclusions or unwarranted factual inferences”

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