Suing the Federal Government After an Accident Many of these are caused by traffic accidents involving a federal government vehicle such as: Military vehicles or convoys. U.S. Postal Service mail transport trucks. U.S. Postal Service letter carrier vehicles.
At least 156 multistate lawsuits were filed against the federal government during President Donald Trump's term in office from January 2017 to January 2021. A multistate lawsuit is a lawsuit initially filed by one state against the federal government that is later joined by multiple states.
You may elect to file a legal action at the FCC under Section 208 of the Communications Act. 47 U.S.C. § 208. In addition, a filing fee must be submitted with this type of complaint.
Individuals whose constitutional rights are violated by the state government are legally entitled to file a civil action to recover damages. This can be done because of Section 1983, an abridged term for 18 U.S.C. Section 1983, which provides US citizens the right to sue government officials and employees.
The Eleventh Amendment's text prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states. The Amendment has also been interpreted to mean that state courts do not have to hear certain suits against the state, if those suits are based on federal law.
CongressThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent Federal regulatory agency responsible directly to Congress.
For broadcast radio and television stations and cable operators, the Enforcement Bureau says the new daily maximum penalty for each violation will be $51,827 up to a maximum of $518,283 for any single violation or failure to comply with FCC rules.
It is a violation of federal law to air obscene programming at any time. It is also a violation of federal law to broadcast indecent or profane programming during certain hours.
REV. 845, 849–50 (2012) (contending that States may sue the federal government only to protect their own “federal interests”—rights conferred by the Constitution or federal law—and not to challenge federal preemption).
State lawsuits challenging federal law A state may challenge the constitutionality of a federal statute by filing a lawsuit in court seeking to declare the federal law unconstitutional. Such a lawsuit is decided by the courts, with the Supreme Court having final jurisdiction.
Opinion. In a 5–4 decision, the Court ruled that the President is entitled to absolute immunity from legal liability for civil damages based on his official acts.
The doctrine is built upon a double fiction: that for purposes of the sovereign's immunity, a suit against an official is not a suit against the government, but for the purpose of finding state action to which the Constitution applies, the official's conduct is that of the state.