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The Supreme Court will hear two bankruptcy cases in the new term: nondebtor releases, and refunds for overpayment of U.S. Trustee fees.

Supreme Court let a First Circuit opinion stand that barred bondholders from compelling payment during Puerto Rico’s restructuring under PROMESA.

The Supreme Court wants the government’s opinion about comity and the extraterritorial application of Sections 548 and 550.

The ‘fraud-specific discovery rule’ might permit FDCPA suits filed more than one year after the occurrence that gives rise to the claim.

At oral argument, the justices seemed to recognize that Rodriguez v. FDIC does not raise the question of whether the lower courts relied on federal common law in deciding the ownership of a tax refund.

Justices may narrow Bullard by drawing back from the requirement that finality requires a change in the status quo.

Sewer customers challenged the dismissal of their appeal from confirmation of the Jefferson County chapter 9 municipal debt restructuring.

Lack of a circuit split makes equitable mootness an unlikely topic for Supreme Court review.

The Jay Alix certiorari petition asks the high court to resolve a circuit split and say whether vindicating the public interest confers appellate standing.

The Supreme Court is invited to resolve a circuit split and decide whether inaction can violate the automatic stay.