Supreme Court Holds that PROMESA Didn’t Waive Puerto Rico’s Sovereign Immunity
The Supreme Court ducked the question of whether Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories are entitled to Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity just like states.
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Disagreement on Bankruptcy Court’s Jurisdiction to Give ‘Innocent Spouse’ Relief
Bankruptcy Judges Marvin Isgur and Gregory Taddonio disagree on whether the bankruptcy court has subject matter jurisdiction to grant ‘innocent spouse’ relief to a debtor.
Supreme Court Argument: Can Real Estate Tax Foreclosure Violate the Takings Clause?
Eighteenth century ‘history and tradition’ might govern the constitutionality of real estate tax foreclosures where the government retains sale proceeds in excess of unpaid taxes.
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Analysis: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Tribal Sovereign Immunity
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Tribal Sovereign Immunity
It appears as though the Supreme Court will decide Lac du Flambeau based entirely on textual analysis of Section 106(a), which does not explicitly abrogate sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.
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Highland Park Mayor Asks Whitmer to Approve Municipal Bankruptcy Over $19 Million Water, Sewage Debt
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Second Circuit Won’t Vacate the Stay Pending Appeal from Voyager’s Confirmation Order
A terse Second Circuit order seems to mean that a stay of a confirmation order pending appeal granted in district court can’t be appealed to the circuit, at least when the appeal is being expedited.
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Judge Klein Charts the Path for Discharging Student Loans and Not Being Reversed
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein provides authority for student loan debtors who win in bankruptcy court but face an appeal aimed at the trial court’s fact-findings.
Rebuffed in Bankruptcy Court, the Government Wins a Stay of Voyager’s Confirmation
The U.S. Attorney argued in district court that the Voyager plan would bar the government from enforcing federal regulations and criminal laws.