Supreme Court decides Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland
On March 20, 2012, the US Supreme Court decided Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, No. 10-1016, holding that states retain sovereign immunity and cannot be subjected to suits for damages by employees alleging violations of the self-care provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 USC § 2612, because the abrogation of sovereign immunity through the self-care provision of the FMLA exceeded congressional power.
A federal appeals court has affirmed a judgment and sentence for a Missouri man convicted of weapons charges after he was arrested in a federal sweep last year.