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Amendment XI

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The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.

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Passed by Congress March 4, 1794. Ratified February 7, 1795. (Note: A portion of Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution was modified by the 11th Amendment.)

Source: the uploaded National Constitution Center edition. Historical wording and its bracket markers remain visible; later amendments and the reading notes explain changes.