Circuits More Deeply Split on Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Native American Tribes
Over a vigorous dissent, the First Circuit Joins the Ninth Circuit by holding that Section 106(a) waives tribes’ sovereign immunity.
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Legislative Update
BAP Describes When a Nonbankruptcy Court’s Order Does or Does Not Violate the Stay
If a proceeding is sub judice when the defendant files bankruptcy, the plaintiff should figure out whether a decision after bankruptcy would violate the automatic stay.
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A Client Can Be Liable for Sanctions from the Lawyer’s Violation of Rule 9011
Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.