immunity. Typically if a party can demonstrate that the government intentionally acted wrongly with the sole purpose of causing damages, that party can recover for injury or economic losses. For example, if access lanes to a major bridge are closed for repair and the closure results in severe traffic congestion, the action was in good faith and the state could not be sued. However, if, as in the Fort Lee lane closure scandal, the lanes were closed in retaliation against a mayor who declined to support a politician's campaign, with the explicit purpose of causing traffic jams, such lawsuits could proceed. References Further reading Miles McCann, Former NAGTRI Visiting Fellow (November 2017): State Sovereign Immunity. In: NAGTRI Journal, Volume 2, Number 4, November 2017 issue by the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute (Publisher), pages: 27, page: 12-21. Archived from the original print edition on July 26, 2020 and archived from the original online edition on July 26, 2020. See also Former Indian Reservations in Oklahoma Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act