South Carolina Wildlife Federation v. Limehouse

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• nothing that the ”special relation” requirement is meant to “ensure[] that a federal injunction will be effective with respect to the underlying claim”
• explaining that courts may look to both state and federal law to determine if there is a duty to enforce imposed on the relevant official
• noting that a “special relation” under Ex parte Young measures “proximity to and responsibility for the challenged state action,” rather than requiring a qualitatively unique connection
• explaining that an official is a proper defendant under Ex parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908), when the office bears a “special relation” to the challenged state action
• “[T]he existence of sovereign immunity is a question of law that we review de novo.” (alterations in original) (internal quotation marks omitted)
• “‘[S]pecial relation’ under Ex parte Young has served as a measure of proximity to and responsibility for the challenged state action.” (emphasis in original)

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