U.S. Supreme Court Hollingsworth v. Virginia, 3 U.S. 3
Dall. 378 378 (1798) Hollingsworth v.
Virginia 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 378 Syllabus The amendment of the Constitution of the United States by which
the judicial power of the United States was declared not to extend
to any suit commenced or prosecuted by a citizen or citizens of
another state or by foreign subjects against a state prevented the
exercise of jurisdiction in any case past or future.

															The decision of the court, in the case of Chisholm v.
Georgia , 2 U. S. 419 ,
produced a proposition in Congress for amending the Constitution of
the United States according to the following terms:

															"The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed
to extend to any suit in law and equity commenced or prosecuted
against one of the United States by citizens of another state or by
citizens or subjects of any foreign state."

															The proposition being now adopted by the constitutional number
of states, Lee, Attorney General, submitted this question to the
Court whether the amendment did or did not supersede all suits
depending, as well as prevent the institution of new suits against
any one of the United States by citizens of another state. Page 3 U. S. 382 The Court, on the day succeeding the argument, delivered an
unanimous opinion that the amendment being constitutionally
adopted, there could not be exercised any jurisdiction in any case,
past or future, in which a state was sued by the citizens of
another state or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.