Supreme Court: Bankruptcy Code Abrogates Tribe’s Sovereign Immunity

Mealey's (June 15, 2023, 12:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 found that the U.S. Bankruptcy Code abrogates tribal sovereign immunity in the case of a man who had obtained a loan from a tribe’s lending business and then filed for bankruptcy protection....