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Ocelot II

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7. Nope. Sovereign immunity prevents those kinds of lawsuits.

Reply to hildegaard28 (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 03:11 PM

Sep 2025

The lawsuit by the DC mayor is a completely different animal - it's one governmental entity vs. another over a question of jurisdiction. In most cases, though, governmental officers are not liable for the consequences of discretionary decisions.

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