The U.S. Supreme Court recently made waves in a relatively nondescript case. In Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, 587 U.S. ____ (2019), a divided Court overturned Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), holding that states retain their sovereign immunity from private suits brought in courts of other states. The Court’s decision made headlines because it suggests that the justices (at least some of them) may be willing to overturn settled law involving more controversial issues like abortion and same-sex marriage.
