11.   At issue is whether Indian tribes may sue states for failing to help pave the way for on-reservation casinos and other gaming operations.

12.   Benson, in turn, sued the state for damaging his reputation in a breach of confidence that cost him his job.

13.   A former Assembly aide who sued the state Legislature for sexual harassment and then checked into a psychiatric hospital in the middle of the trial has lost her lawsuit.

14.   A state cannot be sued in federal court without its consent.

15.   A parents group is suing the state, contending that the institutions are inadequate or dangerous.

16.   A skeptical Supreme Court took up the question Wednesday of whether states can be sued by their employees in federal court for age discrimination.

17.   A state cannot be sued unless Congress says it can, judges said.

18.   Brann offered a sweeping argument, asserting that state immunity barred not only private plaintiffs, but also the federal government, from suing a state in state court.

19.   But automakers have balked at being told how many electric cars to sell, and have sued every state that has tried it.

20.   But Con Edison promised to sue the state to void the law, although company officials would not say on what grounds.