New SCOTUScast: Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
by SCOTUScaster
Posted January 19, 2012, 9:52 AM
On January 11th, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals. The question before the Court is whether Congress, in passing the “self-care” provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act, constitutionally abrogated the Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity of the states. Under the Act's self-care provision, a state worker may sue if the state interferes with the worker’s statutory right to a certain amount of leave for a personal debilitating health condition.
To discuss the case, we have Elizabeth Foley, professor at the Florida International University School of Law.