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Legislative Highlights U.S. Judicial Conference Aims to Promote Random Case Assignment The Judicial Conference of the United States on March 12 proposed strengthening the policy governing random case assignment, limiting the ability of litigants to effectively choose

President’s Column The last 11 months have provided me with the best opportunity to truly appreciate what ABI offers that does not meet the eye at first blush. Following my installation as ABI President in April 2023, I undertook the “ABI Ambassador” role and attended

Legislative Highlights Senators, State AGs Submit Amicus Briefs Calling for Supreme Court to Reject Georgia-Pacific’s Bankruptcy Maneuver Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and fellow Senate Judiciary Committee colleagues Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse

What’s Happening at ABI Become a Preliminary-Round Judge or Brief-Grader for the Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition! Fifty-three teams of law students from around the nation will compete in the 32nd Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition

Legislative Highlights Supreme Court Appears Disinclined to Pay Refunds for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Jan. 9 1 in Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006 LLC 2 to decide whether chapter 11 debtors are

President’s Column Congratulations to ABI’s 2023 “40 Under 40” Class Last month’s induction of the newest class of ABI’s “40 Under 40” honorees, whose achievements have been described in the front section of this issue, marked another highlight event for me. My column

Legislative Highlights “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023” Passes in House, Awaits Senate Consideration The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3315, the “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023,” via voice vote on

Select Comments/Questions Posed by SCOTUS Justices During Oral Argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4 heard oral argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP. The issue before the court is whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes a court to