Editing Chisholm v. Georgia (section)

==Subsequent developments==
Although Justice Iredell's was the only dissenting opinion, his opinion ultimately became the law of the land. The States, surprised by the decision of the Supreme Court, called for the 11th Amendment to the Constitution, which precludes a State from being sued in Federal Court without that State's consent. By February 1795, 12 of the then 15 states had ratified the 11th Amendment; South Carolina ratified it in 1797, and New Jersey and Pennsylvania took no action on ratification. In 1795, the [[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|Eleventh Amendment]] was ratified to negate the holding in ''Chisholm v. Georgia''.  Under the 11th Amendment, citizens of one state or of foreign countries can only sue a state with the state's consent or if Congress, pursuant to a valid exercise of [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]] remedial powers, abrogates the states' immunity from suit.