Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Williams v. Cook County Civil Service Commission
Williams v. Cook County Civil Serv. Comm’n, 459 U.S. 833 (1982)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1982-10-04
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and U.S. Constitution do not waive government’s sovereign immunity
- waiver of immunity must be found in statute giving rise to the cause of action
- statute held unconstitutional on other grounds in Aldana v. Holub, 381 So.2d 231 (Fla.1980)
- invocation of doctrine against government requires affirmative misconduct
- mere negligence will not constitute affirmative misconduct
- relevant market larger than “new Ford automobiles”
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Williams v. Cook County Civil Service Commission. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 104 opinions
App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.