Hunter v. Wood

Mr. Justice Harlan,'

dissenting.

In my judgment the appellee should have been put to his writ of error for the review of the judgment against him in the highest court of the State, competent under the state laws to reexamine that judgment — thence to this court to inquire whether any right belonging to him under the Federal Constitution had been violated. He should not have been discharged on habeas corpus. Ex parte Royall, 117 U. S. 241; Minnesota v. Brundage, 180 U. S. 499; Urquhart v. Brown, 205 U. S. 179, and authorities cited in each case.

Upon the question as to what is and what is not a suit against the State within the meaning of the Eleventh Amendment, my views are fully expressed in my dissenting opinion in Ex parte Young, just decided. For the reasons there stated I dissent from the opinion and judgment of the court in this case.