High court pronounces on Puerto Rico’s sovereignty. Will it do so a second time?
Although Americans will vote on Donald Trump, Supreme Court won’t hear the Trump casino case.
Justices may rule on whether bankruptcy settlements can disregard Section 507 priorities.
Showing violation of a federal statute might not itself entitle a consumer to sue.
Supreme Court reverses Fifth Circuit on ‘actual fraud’ dischargeability case.
Some justices ask why Puerto Rico can’t legislate to keep the lights on.
Ghost of Justice Scalia haunts the high court in a statutory construction case.
This is the first of two features concluding that Justice Scalia’s opinions were not inherently adverse to the interests of debtors and the bankruptcy system generally.
Scalia consistently employed a judicial philosophy calling for courts to interpret statutes based on their common meaning.
Debtors notch three wins and lose once in significant consumer cases.
