Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this case is whether a State that owns and operates a railroad in interstate commerce may successfully plead sovereign immunity in a federal-court suit brought against the railroad by its employee under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. Petitioners, citizens of the State of Alabama, brought suit in the Federal Dist…
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