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 law has always recognized the sovereign's right to submit to suit. This court, for over twenty years, has recognized that the sovereign may waive its immunity and submit to suit. I would follow our precedent and I would hold that the General Assembly's abrogation of sovereign immunity found in Arkansas Code Annotated section 11-4-218 is constitutional.

H, J., joins. 

 David A. Curran, Associate General Counsel, University of Arkansas System, for appellant. Sanford Law Firm, PLLC, by: Josh Sanford, for appellee. Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General, by: Lee Rudofsky, Arkansas Solicitor General; Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Deputy Solicitor General; and Delena C. Hurst, Assistant Attorney General, counsel for amicus curiae in support of appellant. 