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.
Another Court Won’t Permit a Structured Sale to Eradicate a Homestead Exemption
Subordinated lenders can’t take a ‘haircut,’ give a ‘tip’ to the trustee, sell a home and eradicate the debtor’s homestead exemption.
Fourth and Third Circuits Give Priority to Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Penalty
The Fourth Circuit sides with the Third on the Affordable Care Act’s ‘individual mandate.’ Majority says it was a tax measured by income, thus giving the IRS a priority tax claim.
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Supreme Court to Hear Two More Bankruptcy Cases This Term
The high court will decide whether a real estate tax foreclosure can violate the Takings Clause and whether Section 106 abrogates sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.
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Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Bankruptcy Gets Supreme Court Hearing
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