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Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon 473 U.S. 234 (1985) was a United States Supreme Court case regarding Congress’ power to abrogate the sovereign immunity of the states.Ordinarily sovereign immunity prohibits the states from being sued. But there are exceptions. A state can waive its sovereign immunity and in cases such as Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer 427 U.S.