Professor Mark Lemley's quote about the "legal doctrine of sovereign immunity [that] protects states and state institutions from legal liability" in the Wall Street Journal is referenced in The Wall Street Journal Law Blog:

Stanford Law School professor Mark Lemley: "The underlying problem is that the Supreme Court is applying an antiquated doctrine — the 11th Amendment — to circumstances in which it was never intended to apply," he says. "The Framers never contemplated states suing people for patent infringement."