Supreme Court Round-Up
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SCOTUS Update
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Supreme Court to Rule on Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Suits Under Section 544(b)(1)
To resolve a circuit split, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a trustee can sue the government to recover a fraudulent transfer under state law when sovereign immunity would bar an ‘actual creditor’ from suing.
Court:
Early Edition with Bill Rochelle
Federal Government Doesn’t Have Sovereign Immunity to Avoid Contempt Sanctions
Bankruptcy Judge Scott Clarkson nailed the government with $38,000 in sanctions for a ‘willful’ violation of a discovery order shown by ‘clear and convincing evidence.’
Big Stuff on Chapter 11 from the Second Circuit and Elsewhere
An Interview with Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro: How Article III Judges See Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Judges and the Bankruptcy Code
P.R.’s Restructuring Through PROMESA: Gateway to the Market, and Related Case Law
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