# Edward T. Young *Minnesota Attorney General (1905–1909) and named petitioner in* Ex parte Young Edward T. Young (October 27, 1858 – September 19, 1940) was a Minnesota lawyer and Republican officeholder. He sat in both houses of the state legislature and held the office of [[Minnesota Attorney General]] from 1905 to 1909.[^1] While Attorney General he was the petitioner in *Ex parte Young*, the United States Supreme Court decision on state sovereign immunity reported at 209 U.S. 123 (1908).[^1][^2] *Ex parte Young* is cited for prospective injunctive relief against state officials notwithstanding sovereign immunity.[^2] The project's validated claim:link catalogue cites the decision under four of its fourteen legal theories.[^3] The decision's reported citation dates it to 1908; the Wikipedia article on Young describes it as the 1909 case.[^2][^1] ## Early life and legal career Born in Henderson, [[Minnesota]], Young earned a law degree at the [[University of Minnesota]] and gained admission to the state bar in 1881.[^1] He set up a law practice in Appleton, Minnesota. There he held the post of city attorney and also sat on the city council.[^1] ## Legislative service Young's legislative career began with two stints in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]], in 1889–1890 and 1893–1894.[^1] He then represented his district in the [[Minnesota Senate]] from 1895 through 1902.[^1] ## Attorney General Young was Minnesota's Attorney General from 1905 to 1909.[^1] In that office he was the named petitioner in *Ex parte Young*, 209 U.S. 123 (1908).[^1][^2] The case is the authority cited for prospective injunctive relief against state officials despite the states' sovereign immunity.[^2] ## 1908 gubernatorial candidacy In 1908, Young sought the Republican nomination for [[Governor of Minnesota]]. He lost the nomination to Jacob F. Jacobson.[^1] The reported decision in *Ex parte Young* is dated to the same year.[^2] ## In the Minnesota record The project's validated claim:link catalogue cites *Ex parte Young* for prospective injunctive relief against state officials under four theories.[^3] These are Theory 4 (Fourteenth Amendment equal protection), Theory 5 (42 U.S.C. §1981), Theory 11 (Privileges or Immunities Clause) and Theory 12 (procedural due process).[^3] The pack reviewed here holds no case, history or at-issue row on Young's own acts in office beyond his role as petitioner.[^1][^2] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Edward T. Young* (rev. 1365559468, retrieved 2026-10-25) — birth and death dates; Henderson birthplace; University of Minnesota law degree and 1881 bar admission; Appleton practice, city attorney and council service; Republican affiliation; House service 1889–1890 and 1893–1894; Senate 1895–1902; Attorney General 1905–1909; petitioner in *Ex parte Young* (described there as 1909); 1908 loss of the Republican gubernatorial nomination to Jacob F. Jacobson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_T._Young [^2]: Supreme Court of the United States, *Ex parte Young*, 209 U.S. 123 (1908) — the decision and its date; prospective injunctive relief against state officials notwithstanding sovereign immunity. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/209/123/ [^3]: Supreme Court of the United States, *Ex parte Young*, 209 U.S. 123 (1908) — cited in the project's validated claim:link catalogue under Theories 4, 5, 11 and 12 (pairs 59, 67, 85, 87). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/209/123/