So, the two main issues in the case became whether the Eleventh Amendment was valid (not having been presented to the President for approval), and also whether the Eleventh Amendment applied retroactively to cases that had already been filed before the Amendment was ratified.
The two main issues in the case became whether the Eleventh Amendment was valid (not having been presented to the President for approval), and also whether the Eleventh Amendment applied retroactively to cases. This was so. These cases had already been filed. The Amendment was ratified.