51.   The tribe moved to have the suit dismissed, saying its sovereign immunity prevented it from being sued for money damages.

52.   The tribe has agreed to waive sovereign immunity concerning matters relating to the notes.

53.   The tribes argue that losing their sovereign immunity would strip them of their right to self-government, and that lawsuits could drive some of them bankrupt.

54.   There is almost no evidence that the generation of the Framers thought sovereign immunity was fundamental in the sense of being unalterable.

55.   Think of the public reaction if a member of Congress proposed that states give up their sovereign immunity in order to continue to receive federal funds.

56.   Twelve days later, Pinochet won his first legal battle in a ruling by the High Court that upheld his claim to sovereign immunity.

57.   U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall said the sultan is a head of state and is entitled to sovereign immunity.

58.   Tribal sovereign immunity means that a tribe cannot be sued without its consent.

59.   U.S. District Court Judge Consuelo Marshall ruled Tuesday that the Sultan of Brunei, as a head of state, has sovereign immunity against lawsuits.

60.   When approached by lawyers, both men agreed to sue Iraq under statutes that remove sovereign immunity for nations that sponsor terrorism.