Bankruptcy Code Abrogation

Supreme Court analysis of 11 U.S.C. § 106(a) and its clear abrogation of sovereign immunity for governmental units.

1. Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 15, 2023)
3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Brian W. Coughlin]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]>Institutions<![CDATA[United States Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts]]><![CDATA[Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians]]>
4. Case Tags: Tribal Sovereign Immunity;Bankruptcy Code Abrogation;Automatic Stay;Supreme Court Decision