context: Based upon this constitutional provision, no civil action against the State may be sustained absent express authorization from the Tennessee General Assembly. This principle of law has also been recognized by the federal courts.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 932 F.2d 555, 564
citation_a.parenthetical: stating unless the state has expressly consented to be sued, sovereign immunity bars a court from entertaining any suit against the state
citation_a.sentence: Woolsey v. Hunt, 932 F.2d 555, 564 (6th Cir.1991) (stating unless the state has expressly consented to be sued, sovereign immunity bars a court from entertaining any suit against the state); see also Memphis & C.R. Co. v. State of Tenn., 101 U.S. 337, 339, 25 L.Ed. 960 (1879) (“The principle is elementary that a State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: "The principle is elementary that a State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent."
citation_b.sentence: Woolsey v. Hunt, 932 F.2d 555, 564 (6th Cir.1991) (stating unless the state has expressly consented to be sued, sovereign immunity bars a court from entertaining any suit against the state); see also Memphis & C.R. Co. v. State of Tenn., 101 U.S. 337, 339, 25 L.Ed. 960 (1879) (“The principle is elementary that a State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent.”).