edelman jordan argued december decided march respondent brought class action injective declaratory relief illinois officials administering programs aid aged blind disabled aabd funded equally state federal governments contending violating federal law denying equal protection laws following state regulations comply federal time limits within participating process make grants respect aabd applications district permanent injunction required compliance federal time limits also ordered state officials release remit aabd benefits wrongfully withheld persons found eligible applied therefor july date federal regulations april date preliminary injunction appeals affirmed rejecting state officials contentions eleventh amendment barred award retroactive benefits judgment inconsistency federal regulations state provisions given prospective effect held eleventh amendment constitution bars portion district decree ordered retroactive payment benefits pp suit private parties seeking impose liability payable public funds state treasury foreclosed amendment state consent suit pp appeals erred holding ex parte young awarded prospective relief preclude retroactive monetary award ground equitable restitution since award though face directed state official individually practical matter satisfied general revenues state indistinguishable award damages state ford motor department treasury followed shapiro thompson state dept health rehabilitation services zarate sterrett mothers children rights organization wyman bowens disapproved extent holdings comport holding instant case eleventh amendment issue pp state illinois waive eleventh amendment immunity consent bringing respondent suit participating federal aabd program parden terminal petty bridge distinguished mere fact state participates program partially funded federal government manifest consent state sued federal courts pp appeals properly considered eleventh amendment defense state officials assert district since defense partakes nature jurisdictional bar ford motor department treasury supra pp rehnquist delivered opinion burger stewart white powell joined douglas post brennan post filed dissenting opinions marshall filed dissenting opinion blackmun joined post robert deputy attorney general illinois argued cause petitioner briefs william scott attorney general donald carnow special assistant attorney general sheldon roodman argued cause filed brief respondent briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed jack greenberg charles stephen ralston eric schnapper naacp legal defense educational fund nancy duff levy henry freedman nlsp center social welfare policy law justice rehnquist delivered opinion respondent john jordan filed complaint district northern district illinois individually representative class seeking declaratory injunctive relief two former directors illinois department public aid director cook county department public aid comptroller cook county respondent alleged state officials administering programs aid aged blind disabled aabd manner inconsistent various federal regulations fourteenth amendment constitution aabd one categorical aid programs administered illinois department public aid pursuant illinois public aid code rev social security act program funded state federal governments department health education welfare hew administers payments federal government issued regulations prescribing maximum permissible time standards within participating program process aabd applications regulations originally issued required time institution suit eligibility determinations must made within days receipt applications aid aged blind within days receipt applications aid disabled persons found eligible assistance check required received within applicable time period cfr period federal regulations went effect illinois public aid officials administering benefits pursuant regulations provided categorical assistance manual illinois department public aid respondent complaint charged illinois defendants operating regulations improperly authorizing grants commence month application approved including prior eligibility months applicant entitled aid federal law complaint also alleged illinois defendants processing applications within applicable time requirements federal regulations specifically respondent alleged application disability benefits acted illinois department public aid almost four months actions illinois officials alleged violate federal law deny equal protection laws respondent prayer requested declaratory injective relief specifically requested permanent injunction enjoining defendants award entire class plaintiffs aabd benefits wrongfully withheld judgment march district declared illinois manual invalid insofar inconsistent federal regulations found cfr granted permanent injunction requiring compliance federal time limits processing paying aabd applicants district paragraph judgment also ordered state officials release remit aabd benefits wrongfully withheld applicants aabd state illinois applied july date federal regulations april date preliminary injunction issued district determined eligible appeal appeals seventh circuit illinois officials contended inter alia eleventh amendment barred award retroactive benefits judgment inconsistency federal regulations provisions illinois categorical assistance manual given prospective effect federal regulations question inconsistent social security act appeals rejected contentions affirmed judgment district jordan weaver apparent conflict eleventh amendment issue decision appeals second circuit rothstein wyman cert denied granted petition certiorari filed petitioner joel edelman present director illinois department public aid successor former directors sued petition certiorari raised contentions urged petitioner appeals believe appeals erred disposition eleventh amendment claim reverse portion appeals decision affirmed district order retroactive benefits paid illinois state officials historical basis eleventh amendment oft stated represents one dramatic examples effort derive meaning document given nation framers nearly years ago leading historian tells us right federal judiciary summon state defendant adjudicate rights liabilities subject deep apprehension active debate time adoption constitution existence right disclaimed many eminent advocates new federal government largely owing successful dissipation fear existence federal power constitution finally adopted warren history rev ed issue squarely presented suit brought august term two citizens south carolina executors british creditor state georgia year postponement preparation part state georgia argument rendered february decision chisholm georgia dall decision case state liable suit citizen another state foreign country literally shocked nation sentiment passage constitutional amendment override decision rapidly gained momentum five years chisholm eleventh amendment officially announced president john adams unchanged since amendment provides judicial power shall construed extend suit law equity commenced prosecuted one citizens another state citizens subjects foreign state hen action essence one recovery money state state real substantial party interest entitled invoke sovereign immunity suit even though individual officials nominal defendants appeals case recognizing hans line cases permitted state raise eleventh amendment defense suit citizens nevertheless concluded amendment bar award retroactive payments statutory benefits found wrongfully withheld appeals held cases read light landmark decision ex parte young preclude grant monetary award nature equitable restitution petitioner concedes ex parte young supra bar part district judgment prospectively enjoined petitioner predecessors failing process applications within time limits established federal regulations petitioner argues however ex parte young extend far permit suit seeks award accrued monetary liability must met general revenues state absent consent waiver state eleventh amendment immunity therefore award retroactive benefits district improper ex parte young watershed case held eleventh amendment bar action federal courts seeking enjoin attorney general minnesota enforcing statute claimed violate fourteenth amendment constitution holding permitted civil war amendments constitution serve sword rather merely shield designed protect relief awarded ex parte young prospective attorney general minnesota enjoined conform future conduct office requirement fourteenth amendment relief analogous awarded district prospective portion order review case retroactive portion district order requires payment substantial amount money held paid stands quite different footing funds obviously paid pocket petitioner edelman addressing similar situation rothstein wyman cert denied judge mcgowan observed pretended payments come personal resources appellants appellees expressly contemplate rather involve substantial expenditures public funds state one thing tell commissioner social services must comply federal standards future state benefit federal funds programs administers quite another thing order commissioner use state funds make reparation past latter appear us fall afoul eleventh amendment basic constitutional provision conceived present force footnotes omitted appeals upholding award case held permissible form equitable restitution instead damages therefore capable tailored way minimize disruptions state program categorical assistance must judge award actually made case one might differently tailored different case must judge context important constitutional principle embodied eleventh amendment read ex parte young subsequent holdings indicate form relief may awarded state officer matter closely may practice resemble money judgment payable state treasury long relief may labeled equitable nature opinion ex parte young hewed line citation hagood southern ayers actions state officers specific performance contract state party demonstrate equitable relief may barred eleventh amendment areas law difference type relief barred eleventh amendment permitted ex parte young many instances day night injunction issued ex parte young totally without effect state revenues since state law attorney general enjoined enforcing provided substantial monetary penalties railroads conform provisions later cases authorized equitable relief probably greater impact state treasuries awarded ex parte young graham richardson arizona pennsylvania welfare officials prohibited denying welfare benefits otherwise qualified recipients aliens goldberg kelly new york city welfare officials enjoined following new york state procedures authorized termination benefits paid welfare recipients without prior hearing fiscal consequences state treasuries cases necessary result compliance decrees terms prospective nature state officials order shape official conduct mandate decrees likely spend money state treasury left free pursue previous course conduct ancillary effect state treasury permissible often inevitable consequence principle announced ex parte young supra portion district decree petitioner challenges eleventh amendment grounds goes much cases cited requires payment state funds necessary consequence compliance future substantive determination form compensation whose applications processed slower time schedule time petitioner obligation conform different standard appeals described retroactive award monetary relief form equitable restitution practical effect indistinguishable many aspects award damages state virtual certainty paid state funds pockets individual state officials defendants action measured terms monetary loss resulting past breach legal duty part defendant state officials uphold portion district decree obligated overrule holding ford motor department treasury supra taxpayer protest paid taxes state indiana sought refund taxes indiana state officials charged collection taxpayer claimed tax imposed violation constitution term equitable restitution seem even applicable relief sought case since taxpayer one time money paid state pursuant allegedly unconstitutional tax exaction yet hesitation holding taxpayer action suit state barred eleventh amendment reach similar conclusion respect retroactive portion relief awarded district case appeals expressed view conclusion eleventh amendment issue supported holding department employment held entitled sue colorado department employment district refund unemployment compensation taxes paid protest american national red cross instrumentality discussion state eleventh amendment claim confined following sentence opinion respect appellants contention state colorado consented suit federal forum even plaintiff see monaco mississippi ex parte young three fairly recent district judgments requiring state directors public aid make type retroactive payment involved summarily affirmed notwithstanding eleventh amendment contentions made state officers appealing district judgment shapiro thompson instance eleventh amendment objection retroactive relief actually presented case orally argued district case ordered retroactive payment welfare benefits found unlawfully withheld residence requirements held violative equal protection supp affirming judgment opinion refer substantively treat eleventh amendment argument course summary dispositions three district cases contain substantive discussion issues raised parties case therefore first opportunity taken fully explore treat eleventh amendment aspects relief written opinion shapiro thompson three summary affirmances obviously precedential value support contention eleventh amendment bar relief awarded district case equally obviously precedential value opinion treating question merits since deal constitutional question less constrained principle stare decisis areas law opportunity fully consider eleventh amendment issue briefing argument disapprove eleventh amendment holdings cases extent inconsistent holding today appeals held alternative even eleventh amendment deemed bar retroactive relief awarded respondent case state illinois waived eleventh amendment immunity consented bringing suit participating federal aabd program appeals relied upon holdings parden terminal petty bridge dissenting opinion judge bright employees department public health welfare holding latter case ultimately affirmed think answer waiver question turns distinction parden supra employees supra parden employees involved congressional enactment terms authorized suit designated plaintiffs general class defendants literally included state instrumentalities similarly petty bridge supra involved congressional approval pursuant compact clause compact tennessee missouri provided compacting state power contract sue sued name question waiver consent eleventh amendment found cases turn whether congress intended abrogate immunity question whether state participation program authorized congress effect consented abrogation immunity case threshold fact congressional authorization sue class defendants literally includes wholly absent thus respondent precluded relying holding employees holdings parden petty well appeals held matter federal law illinois constructively consented suit participating federal aabd program agreeing administer federal state funds compliance federal law constructive consent doctrine commonly associated surrender constitutional rights see place deciding whether state waived constitutional protection eleventh amendment find waiver stated express language overwhelming implications text leave room reasonable construction murray wilson distilling see reason retreat statement great northern life insurance read omitted hen dealing sovereign exemption judicial interference vital field financial administration clear declaration state intention submit fiscal problems courts creation must found brother marshall argues dissent appeals held although social security act create private cause action cause action created coupled enactment aabd program issuance hew regulations require make corrective payments successful fair hearings provide federal matching funds satisfy federal orders retroactive payments indicate congress intended cause action public aid recipients respondent course true rosado wyman held suits federal proper secure compliance provisions social security act part participating heretofore suggested intended create waiver state eleventh amendment immunity merely action brought section state officers rather state though action may instituted public aid recipients respondent federal remedial power consistent eleventh amendment necessarily limited prospective injunctive relief ex parte young supra may include retroactive award requires payment funds state treasury ford motor department treasury supra respondent urges since various illinois officials sued district failed raise eleventh amendment defense relief sought respondent petitioner therefore barred raising eleventh amendment defense appeals appeals apparently felt defense properly presented dealt merits approve resolution since well settled since decision ford motor department treasury supra eleventh amendment defense sufficiently partakes nature jurisdictional bar need raised trial attorney general indiana appeared federal district circuit appeals defended suit merits objection petitioner suit violation eleventh amendment first made argued indiana time however eleventh amendment declares policy sets forth explicit limitation federal judicial power compelling force consider issue arising amendment case even though urged first time ordered footnotes effective january aabd program replaced similar program see supp ii title cfr provides pertinent part state plan requirements state plan shall provide decision shall made promptly applications pursuant reasonable time standards excess days aid aged blind ii days aid disabled requirement applicant informed agency time standard acting applications covers time date application state plan date assistance check notification denial assistance change award eligibility decision respect medical assistance mailed applicant recipient addition time institution suit cfr provided pertinent part entitlement begin specified state plan financial assistance must later date authorization payment illinois regulations found illinois categorical assistance manual illinois department public aid provide pertinent part except disability cases time standard days time standard disposition applications days date application date applicants determined eligible effective date first assistance determined ineligible receive notice denial assistance initial awards initial awards may new grants reinstatements certain types resumptions effective month form signed prior period except conditions relevant case new grants new grant first grant authorized application accepted case previously received assistance assistance program may authorized month form signed prior period unless meets exceptions relevant case paragraph district judgment provided defendant edward weaver director illinois department public aid agents including county departments public aid state illinois employees persons active concert participation hereby enjoined release remit aabd benefits wrongfully withheld applicants aabd state illinois applied july april sic read determined eligible follows aged blind applicants whose first full aabd check mailed within thirty days date application aabd assistance period beginning thirtieth day date application date applicant entitlement aabd became effective disabled applicants applied july december whose first full aabd check mailed within days date application aabd assistance period beginning day date application date applicant entitlement became effective ii disabled applicants applied january april whose first full aabd check mailed within sixty days date application aabd assistance period beginning sixtieth day date application date applicant entitlement became effective aabd benefits shall mailed persons currently receiving aabd within eight months explanatory letter said letter first approved plaintiffs attorney aabd benefits received pursuant paragraph shall deemed income resources article iii illinois public aid code persons presently receiving aabd certified letter return receipt requested said letter first approved plaintiffs attorney shall sent last known address person informing concise easily understandable terms entitled specified amount aabd benefits wrongfully withheld may claim amount contacting county department public aid specified address within days receipt said letter county department public aid receive claim aabd benefits within days date actual notice person right said aabd benefits shall forfeited file shall closed persons receive actual notice forfeit rights aabd benefits wrongfully withheld provision within days date decree defendant edward weaver director illinois department public aid shall submit plaintiffs attorney detailed statement method effectuating relief required paragraph supra decree disputes parties whether procedures steps outlined defendant weaver fulfill requirements decree resolved respondent appealed district judgment insofar held entitled receive benefits date applications opposed date authorization benefits provided federal regulations insofar failed award punitive damages appeals upheld district decision respondent points issue citing chevron oil huson petitioner also contends appeals erred refusing give district judgment prospective effect brief petitioner incorporating arguments made pet cert appeals concluded ground presented district judge entry judgment comes late appeals went however conclude ven ground timely presented defendants contention meritless ibid nothing one three tests established decision huson determining retroactivity decisions decision applied nonretroactively must establish new principle law either overruling clear past precedent litigants may relied decided issue first impression whose resolution clearly chevron oil huson supra appeals found petitioner satisfied test since federal time requirements processing applications paying eligible aabd applicants made effective july defendants well aware mandatory maximum permissible time standards light disposition case eleventh amendment issue see reason address contention former title provided pertinent part contents state plan aid aged blind disabled aid aged blind disabled medical assistance aged must provide individuals wishing make application aid assistance plan shall opportunity aid assistance shall furnished reasonable promptness eligible individuals debates constitutional convention disclose discussion question prevailing view time ratification constitution stated various framers writings debates period examples views assembled chief justice hughes madison virginia convention answering objections ratification constitution clearly stated view purpose effect provision conferring jurisdiction controversies union foreign purpose suitably provide adjudication cases consent given otherwise madison said next case provides disputes foreign state one case ever arise citizen foreign citizen subject conceive controversy ever decided courts american state foreign state without consent parties consent provision made elliot debates marshall convention expressed similar view replying objection admissibility suit foreign state marshall said objects next place jurisdiction controversies state foreign state suppose says suit foreign state cast bound decision foreign state brought suit commonwealth virginia barred claim federal judiciary thought unjust previous consent parties necessary federal judiciary decide party acquiesce elliot debates hamilton federalist made following emphatic statement general principle immunity inherent nature sovereignty amenable suit individual without consent general sense general practice mankind exemption one attributes sovereignty enjoyed government every state union unless therefore surrender immunity plan convention remain danger intimated must merely ideal circumstances necessary produce alienation state sovereignty discussed considering article taxation need repeated recurrence principles established satisfy us color pretend state governments adoption plan divested privilege paying debts way free every constraint flows obligations good faith contracts nation individuals binding conscience sovereign pretensions compulsive force confer right action independent sovereign purpose authorize suits debts owe recoveries enforced evident done without waging war contracting state ascribe federal courts mere implication destruction preexisting right state governments power involve consequence altogether forced unwarrantable monaco mississippi footnotes omitted appeals district columbia circuit sitting designation appeals second circuit may true stated brother douglas dissent ost welfare decisions federal courts financial impact post agree financial impact federal applies ex parte young grant prospective declaratory injunctive relief opposed order retroactive payments made instant case necessarily true hether decree prospective requires payments weeks months wrongfully skipped state officials nature impact state treasury precisely post argument neglects fact state definable allocation used payment public aid benefits pursues certain course action processing applications within certain time periods illinois subsequent ordering federal retroactive payments correct delays processing invariably mean less money available payments continuing obligations public aid system stated judge mcgowan rothstein wyman second federal policy might arguably furthered retroactive payments fundamental goal congressional welfare legislation satisfaction ascertained needs impoverished persons federal standards designed ensure needs equitably met may perhaps cases prompt payment funds wrongfully withheld serve end time goes however retroactive payments become compensatory rather remedial coincidence previously ascertained existing needs becomes less clear appeals considered decision griffin school board like import may seen griffin citation lincoln county luning county occupy position state purposes eleventh amendment see also moor county alameda fact county policies executed county officials griffin subject commands fourteenth amendment county able invoke protection eleventh amendment recognition rule county action generally state action purposes fourteenth amendment county defendant necessarily state defendant purposes eleventh amendment brief respondent decisions summarily affirmed decision lower federal ordered payment retroactive awards jurisdictional statement filed raised eleventh amendment defense include state dept health rehabilitative services zarate supp sd sterrett mothers children rights organization unreported order judgment district nd ind remand carpenter sterrett gaddis wyman supp sdny order cch poverty law transfer binder aff per curiam sub nom wyman bowens words justice brandeis stare decisis usually wise policy matters important applicable rule law settled settled right commonly true even error matter serious concern provided correction legislation cases involving federal constitution correction legislative action practically impossible often overruled earlier decisions bows lessons experience force better reasoning recognizing process trial error fruitful physical sciences appropriate also judicial function burnet coronado oil gas dissenting opinion footnotes omitted respondent urges traditionally broad power federal sitting equity fashion appropriate remedies necessary effect congressional purposes requires district award retroactive benefits upheld respondent places principal reliance prior decisions porter warner holding mitchell demario jewelry cases dealt power federal grant equitable relief violations federal law decision mitchell indicated federal provide equitable relief complete light statutory purposes since neither cases involved suit state state official purport decide availability equitable relief consistent eleventh amendment hew sought passage bill congress given authority require retroactive payments eligible persons denied benefits bill failed pass house representatives see family assistance act senate committee finance comm print title cfr provide federal financial participation federal financial participation available following items payments assistance made carry hearing decisions take corrective action appeal prior hearing extend benefit hearing decision order others situation directly affected decision order payments may retroactive accordance applicable federal policies corrective payments payments assistance within scope federally aided public assistance programs made accordance order justice marshall appeals respondent herein refer language rosado wyman effect congress legislating social security act closed avenue effective judicial review individuals directly affected administration program rosado concerned compatibility provision new york law decreased benefits eligible public aid recipients amendments federal act required increases case purport decide eleventh amendment issue resolve today finding new york law inconsistent federal law justice harlan stated new york course way prohibited using state funds according whatever plan chooses providing violates provision constitution follows however conclusion new york program incompatible petitioners entitled declaratory relief appropriate injunction district payment federal monies according new schedules state develop conforming plan within reasonable period time considered rejected argument federal without power review state welfare provisions prohibit use federal funds view fact congress lodged department hew power cut federal funds noncompliance statutory requirements reluctant assume congress closed avenue effective judicial review individuals directly affected administration program adhere king smith implicitly rejected argument statutory provisions hew review plans read curtail judicial relief held alabama substitute father regulation inconsistent federal statute king advert specifically remedial problem unarticulated premise state alternative choices assuming additional cost paying benefits families substitute fathers using federal funds pay welfare benefits according plan inconsistent federal requirements respondent urges state illinois abolished sovereign immunity state courts appears argue suit federal state may thus maintained brief respondent petitioner contends sovereign immunity abolished illinois type case brief petitioner whether illinois permits suit brought state courts determinative whether illinois relinquished eleventh amendment immunity suit federal courts chandler dix justice douglas dissenting congress provided every person color statute ordinance regulation custom usage state territory subjects causes subjected citizen person within jurisdiction thereof deprivation rights privileges immunities secured constitution laws shall liable party injured action law suit equity proper proceeding redress federal jurisdiction case fact ruled adversely claimant constitutional claim deprive pendent jurisdiction statutory claim georgia pub serv ex parte young suit stockholders railroad brought federal state officials enjoin imposition confiscatory rates railroad violation fourteenth amendment eleventh amendment interposed defense rejected defense saying state officials authority enforce state laws threaten commence proceedings either civil criminal nature enforce parties affected unconstitutional act violating federal constitution may enjoined federal equity action went say state official seeking enforce name state unconstitutional act comes conflict superior authority constitution case stripped official representative character subjected person consequence individual conduct state power impart immunity responsibility authority complaint instant case alleges violations officials illinois equal protection clause fourteenth amendment seems case governed ex parte young far injective relief concerned main thrust argument instant case asks relief granted affect treasury state welfare decisions federal courts financial impact existing cooperative system state desiring participate submits state plan hew approval hew approves plan state locked cooperative scheme withdraws described king smith et seq welfare cases coming involved ultimately financial responsibility state beneficiaries claiming deprived federal rights king smith required payment children even though mother man pass muster parent rosado wyman held cooperative program state reduce standard need conflict federal standard true rosado involve retroactive payments involved distinction relevant material result every welfare case coming increase reduce financial responsibility participating state case responsibility state increased meet lawful demand beneficiary levy state funds whether decree prospective requires payments weeks months wrongfully skipped state officials nature impact state treasury precisely granted relief welfare cases included retroactive assistance benefits payments state dept health rehabilitative services zarate sole issue presented us whether eleventh amendment barred judgment state officers retroactive welfare assistance benefits payments ordered lower summarily affirmed justice white voting note probable jurisdiction also summarily affirmed judgment sterrett mothers children rights organization one two questions whether retroactive payments benefits violated eleventh amendment wyman bowens affirmed judgment payments awarded spite argument order incursion eleventh amendment shapiro thompson affirmed judgment ordered payment benefits wrongfully withheld specifically refer point lower expressly rejected eleventh amendment argument gaither sterrett supp whose judgment affirmed said note defendants position regarding jurisdictional bar eleventh amendment correct great number federal district judgments void affirmed many void judgments asked instant case minor compared relief granted griffin school board case authorized entry order putting end segregated school system held inter alia district may necessary prevent racial discrimination require supervisors exercise power levy taxes raise funds adequate reopen operate maintain without racial discrimination public school system prince edward county like operated counties virginia held vigorous contentions state officials eleventh amendment protected state reply cited lincoln county luning kennecott copper state tax support proposition actions county maintained courts order vindicate federally guaranteed rights griffin sought distinguished ground county state purposes eleventh amendment constitutionally county griffin exercising state policy counties otherwise claim denial equal protection avail counties citizens state purposes diversity citizenship bullard city cisco moor county alameda purposes gives original exclusive jurisdiction controversies two illinois city milwaukee citizens state suits another state original exclusive jurisdiction ibid yet agencies state whether carrying educational policies otherwise state griffin held purposes fourteenth amendment griffin like present case dealt liability citizens state policy state action yet petitioner asserts money damages may awarded state offenses judgment expend state treasury unable say illinois entering welfare program waived immunity suit injunctions waive immunity compensatory awards remedy willful defaults obligations undertaken joined cooperative venture said however eleventh amendment concerned immunity suit jurisdiction federal courts entertain suit eleventh amendment speak jurisdiction withholds judicial power federal courts suit law equity one judicial power jurisdiction one prefers concept may exercised even suit equity ex parte young overruled none eager take step state consented join cooperative project realistic conclude state agreed assume obligations legislation nothing eleventh amendment suggest difference suits law suits equity treats two without distinction common sense role play constitutional adjudication waiver immunity must true complete far effective operation joint welfare program concerned always unanimous concluding state waived immunity parden terminal alabama sued citizens injuries suffered interstate operation alabama railroad state defended grounds eleventh amendment held alabama liable carrier federal employers liability act saying conclusion simply alabama began operation interstate railroad approximately years enactment fela necessarily consented suit authorized act conclusion suit may maintained accord common sense nation federalism state immunity suit individual without consent fully recognized eleventh amendment subsequent decisions state leaves sphere exclusively enters activities subject congressional regulation subjects regulation fully private person corporation argued participation program federal financial assistance sufficient establish consent part state sued federal courts merely participation supports finding eleventh amendment waiver participation light existing state law exhibited decisions shapiro thompson affirmed judgments ordering retroactive payment benefits today holding eleventh amendment forbids retroactive payments recognizes necessitates express overruling several recent decisions background decisions illinois continued participation federal program hardly claimed participation ignorance possibility retroactive payments decision participate background precedent viewed waiver immunity judgments affirm judgment appeals effective january aabd program replaced similar program see supp ii program illinois administered department public aid rev former program funded part state part federal government eleventh amendment provides judicial power shall construed extend suit law equity commenced prosecuted one citizens another state citizens subjects foreign state speaking justice brennan said parden terminal although eleventh amendment terms applicable since petitioners citizens alabama recognized unconsenting state immune suits brought citizens well citizens another state hans louisiana duhne new jersey great northern life ins read fitts mcghee see also monaco mississippi social security act state plan must provide time suit brought provided state plan aid aged blind disabled aid aged blind disabled medical assistance aged must provide methods administration found secretary necessary proper efficient operation plan provide individuals wishing make application aid assistance plan shall opportunity aid assistance shall furnished reasonable promptness eligible individuals include reasonable standards consistent objectives subchapter determining eligibility extent aid assistance plan secretary hew issued mandatory federal time standard regulations handbook public assistance administration pt iv cfr illinois adopted standard aged blind applicants categ assistance manual contrasted hew period supra conflict exposes merits controversy lower opinion found supp jurisdictional statement second question following whether federal precluded eleventh amendment constitution ordering state agency pay money state treasury ordering state agency perform certain specified acts otherwise discretion agency lower opinion found supp retroactive payments challenged question jurisdictional statement lower opinion found supp award money damages alleged violation eleventh amendment part jurisdictional statement jurisdictional statement sterrett case explicitly urged decree violated eleventh amendment since expend public treasury second question jurisdictional statement settled rosado wyman question whether grant authority social security act hew cut federal funds noncompliance statutory requirements provides exclusive procedure remedy violations act said reluctant assume congress closed avenue effective judicial review individuals directly affected administration program justice brennan dissenting suit brought illinois citizens illinois officials circumstance illinois may invoke eleventh amendment since amendment bars federal suits citizens rather question whether illinois may avail nonconstitutional ancient doctrine sovereign immunity bar respondent claim retroactive aabd payments view illinois may assert sovereign immunity reason expressed dissent employees department public health welfare surrendered immunity hamilton words plan convention formed union least insofar granted congress specifically enumerated powers see parden terminal congressional authority enact social security act aabd part former replaced similar provisions supp ii found art cl one enumerated powers granted congress constitution remain opinion surrender immunity exists subject congressional declaration voluntary waiver thus occasion inquire whether congress authorized action aabd retroactive benefits whether illinois voluntarily waived immunity continued participation program background precedents sustained judgments ordering retroactive payments affirm judgment appeals justice marshall justice blackmun joins dissenting social security act categorical assistance programs including aid aged blind disabled aabd program involved fundamentally different federal legislation unlike fair labor standards act involved last term decision employees department public health welfare federal employers liability act issue parden terminal social security act impose federal standards liability upon engage certain regulated activities including state agencies instead act seeks induce state participation federal welfare programs offering federal matching funds exchange state voluntary assumption act requirements find basic distinction crucial leads conclude participation programs waive whatever immunity might otherwise federal orders requiring retroactive payment welfare benefits contacts social security act assistance programs recent years frequently described act scheme cooperative federalism see king smith jefferson hackney phrase captures number unique characteristics programs present purposes serves emphasize decision participate programs voluntary one deciding participate however necessarily give freedom operate assistance programs needy see fit bind conform programs requirements federal statute regulations explained king smith supra citations omitted required participate program desire take advantage substantial federal funds available distribution needy children needy aged blind disabled required submit afdc aabd plan approval secretary health education welfare hew plan must conform several requirements social security act rules regulations promulgated hew agreeing comply requirements social security act hew regulations believe illinois also agreed subject suit federal courts enforce obligations recognize course social security act provide cause action enforce obligations points sanction expressly provided act participating state failure comply federal requirements cutoff federal funding secretary hew former supp ii cause action clearly provided terms authorizes suits redress deprivations rights secured laws already rejected argument congress intended funding cutoff sole remedy noncompliance federal requirements rosado wyman held suits federal proper enforce provisions social security act participating justice harlan writing examined legislative history found slightest indication congress intended prohibit suits federal enforce compliance federal standards believe congress also intended full panoply traditional judicial remedies available federal courts suits surely indication congressional intent restrict courts equitable jurisdiction yet held nless statute many words necessary inescapable inference restricts jurisdiction equity full scope jurisdiction recognized applied porter warner holding congress entrusts equity enforcement prohibitions contained regulatory enactment must taken acted cognizant historic power equity provide complete relief light statutory purposes mitchell demario jewelry particular firmly convinced congress intended restitution wrongfully withheld assistance payments remedy available federal courts suits benefits categorical assistance programs matter statutory entitlement persons qualified receive goldberg kelly retroactive payment benefits secures recipients entitlement withheld violation federal law equally important courts power order retroactive payments essential remedy insure future state compliance federal requirements see porter warner holding supra remedy effectively deter strong temptation cut welfare budgets circumventing stringent requirements federal law funding cutoff drastic sanction one hew proved unwilling unable employ compel strict compliance act regulations see rosado wyman supra douglas concurring moreover cutoff operates prospectively way deters even flagrant violation act requirements long hew discover violation threaten take action absent remedy may act retroactive effect state welfare officials everything gain nothing lose failing comply congressional mandate assistance paid reasonable promptness eligible individuals idle speculation without basis practical experience case example illinois officials knowingly violated since federal regulations strength argument invalidity even majority deems unworthy discussion ante without remedy indeed faced specter state perhaps calculatingly defying federal law thereby depriving welfare recipients financial assistance congress thought giving jordan weaver like appeals believe congress possibly intended result indicia congressional intent gleaned statute confirm congress intended authorize retroactive payment assistance benefits unlawfully withheld availability payments implicit fair hearing requirement former permitted welfare recipients challenge denial assistance regulations require make corrective payments event successful fair hearing challenge cfr merely confirm obvious statutory intent hew regulations also authorize federal matching funds retroactive assistance payments made pursuant order cfr lightly disregard explicit recognition agency charged administration statute remedy authorized congress see griggs duke power illinois chose participate aabd program eyes wide open drawn lure federal funds voluntarily obligated comply social security act hew regulations full knowledge congress authorized assistance recipients go federal enforce obligations recover benefits wrongfully denied doubts score must surely removed decisions rosado wyman supra shapiro thompson affirmed district retroactive payment order avoid conclusion virtue knowing voluntary decision nevertheless participate program state necessarily consented subject suits quarrel view waiver constitutional rights lightly inferred simply believe state entered essentially contractual agreement federal government without recognizing subjecting full scope remedy provided congress enforce terms agreement course suits nominally brought state officers rather state ordinarily raise eleventh amendment problems view decision ex parte young extent relief authorized congress action may open eleventh amendment objections objections waived state agrees comply federal requirements enforceable action find persuasive reliance case fact congressional authorization sue class defendants literally includes absent ante true fact irrelevant simply case literally state successfully knocks strawman thus set never comes grips undeniable fact congress literally authorized suit within terms since every reason believe congress intended full panoply judicial remedies available equitable actions enforce social security act think conclusion inescapable congress authorized state consented actions relief might otherwise questioned eleventh amendment grounds conclusion state waived eleventh amendment objections retroactive assistance payments fully consistent last term decision employees department public health welfare emphasized concurring opinion voluntary action state employees reasonably construed evidencing consent suit federal forum state fully engaged operation affected hospitals schools time amendments suggest state choice either ceasing operation vital public services consenting federal suit suffices believe demonstrate state true choice thereby state voluntarily consent exercise federal jurisdiction indeed lesson drawn decision petty bridge found waived sovereign immunity commission joining interstate compact subject approval congress petty emphasized called interpret unilateral state action terms consensual agreement congress held join consensual agreement accepting acting assume conditions congress constitution attached although congressional intent regarding clause means certain held surrounding conditions made clear accepting waived sovereign immunity especially since interpretation necessary keep compact living interstate agreement performs high functions federalism find approach petty controlling even dissent case recognized frankfurter dissenting congress undoubtedly power insist upon waiver sovereign immunity condition consent agreement since satisfied congress fact done least extent federal courts may complete rather truncated justice porter warner holding actions authorized congress state welfare authorities respectfully dissent view conclusion issue find unnecessary consider whether correctly treats suit one state rather suit state officer permissible rationale ex parte young noted determination case state action unconstitutional fourteenth amendment thus necessarily decide whether eleventh amendment sovereign immunity may limited later enactment fourteenth amendment extent limitation necessary effectuate purposes amendment argument advanced amicus case view conclusion sovereign immunity may exist waived also need reach issue