Supreme Court Says Split Bankruptcy Fee Scheme Is Unconstitutional

Mealey's (June 6, 2022, 12:27 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal law enacted by Congress in 2017 increasing the amount of quarterly bankruptcy fees paid by debtors in all but two states to maintain the U.S. trustee program violates the uniformity requirement of the U.S. Constitution’s bankruptcy clause, the U.S. Supreme Court held June 6 in a unanimous decision....