United States v. Cruikshank and Ex parte Young were both cases decided in which US court?
Ex parte Young Ex parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908) , is a United States Supreme Court case that allows suits in federal courts against officials acting on behalf of states of the union to proceed despite the State's Sovereign immunity, when the State acted unconstitutionally.
United States v. Lawrence United States v. Lawrence, 3 U.S. 42 (1795) , was a United States Supreme Court case determining that the Supreme Court cannot normally compel a federal trial judge to proceed in a case which he feels is lacking sufficient evidence to proceed. In the case, the court held: