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Law v. Siegel (12-5196)

Term
Issue

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in allowing the bankruptcy trustee to surcharge the debtor’s constitutionally protected homestead property.

Opinion
The Supreme Court unanimously held that a bankruptcy court may not contravene ex­press provisions of the Bankruptcy Code by ordering that the debtor’s exempt property be used to pay debts and expenses for which that property is not liable under the Code. 
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