United States: Supreme Court Finds Bankruptcy Code Abrogates Tribal Sovereign Immunity - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

United States: Supreme Court Finds Bankruptcy Code Abrogates Tribal Sovereign Immunity - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that because Indian tribes are indisputably governments, the Bankruptcy Code unmistakably abrogates their sovereign immunity to bankruptcy court proceedings.

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