Legal Question in Civil Litigation in District of Columbia

sue the government

can you sue the government and why not


Asked on 1/31/06, 11:01 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: sue the government

Generally, no, unless the government has specifically waived what's called its right to sovereign immunity (the power of the crown as it may have been known in times past in lands across the Atlantic).

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Answered on 1/31/06, 3:23 pm


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