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Can a lawsuit be brought against the government if it is truly shirking its responsibilities when presented with evidence of broken laws? I smell a money-makin
by ncr100 11y ago
Can a lawsuit be brought against the government if it is truly shirking its responsibilities when presented with evidence of broken laws?
I smell a money-making opportunity for an enterprising attorney!
- linkregister 11y agoAre you talking about a Citizen Suit [1]? Naïvely, it sounds like a great candidate for a class action. Any real lawyers want to weigh in? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_suit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_suit
- stormbrew 11y agoThere's a common law principle called Sovereign Immunity that generally limits the ability of people to sue their government without the government's consent. Of course, in a lot of places governments have granted consent in some broad ways (the US for torts against employees or where the government had a contract with a private entity, apparently[1]). But IANAL. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity#United_Stat...