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by sjtgraham 4466 days ago
Wouldn't it be futile since the federal government has sovereign immunity? It's not as if you could sue for unlicensed use.
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In the US, sovereign immunity doesn't exempt the federal government or its employees from criminal prosecution, and there are statutes on the books that explicitly waive immunity for civil cases that arise as a result of contract disputes (among other things).