Federal government suing Eagle Pass
The federal government is suing Eagle Pass to get access to land to build the border fence.
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.