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Consumer Bankruptcy

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Friday, April 28, 2023
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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.

Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Failing to File a Claim Has Dire Consequences for a Secured Creditor

A secured lender who doesn’t file a claim doesn’t get paid by the chapter 13 plan and keeps its lien, but can’t reclaim the collateral during the life of the plan.

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.