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Supreme Court Holds That Sovereign Immunity of States Does Not Extend to Counties

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A unanimous Supreme Court held last week that a federal statute tolling the statute of limitations in state courts can be applied to suits against counties without violating the 10th Amendment. Jinks v. Richland County, South Carolina, No. 02-58, 2003 U.S. LEXIS 3241, 2003 WL 1906299 (Apr. 22, 2003).

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