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Supreme Court May 25, 2023

Supreme Court Holds that Real Estate Tax Foreclosures Can Violate the Takings Clause

The high court’s ruling on the Takings Clause also seems to mean that real estate tax foreclosures can be avoided as constructively fraudulent transfers.

The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: The Uncoupling of Debts

The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: The Uncoupling of Debts By Brittany M. Woodman The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act (CBRA), originally introduced in December 2020, was reintroduced in September 2022 by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

Supreme Court Apr 26, 2023

Supreme Court Argument: Can Real Estate Tax Foreclosure Violate the Takings Clause?

Eighteenth century ‘history and tradition’ might govern the constitutionality of real estate tax foreclosures where the government retains sale proceeds in excess of unpaid taxes.
Supreme Court Jan 13, 2023

Supreme Court to Hear Two More Bankruptcy Cases This Term

The high court will decide whether a real estate tax foreclosure can violate the Takings Clause and whether Section 106 abrogates sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.

The Rule 3001(f) Presumption of Claim Validity Doesn’t Include the Value of Collateral

California judge differs with the Third Circuit regarding the presumption of collateral value flowing from a lender’s proof of secured claim.
Supreme Court Feb 19, 2019

The Supreme Court Refuses to Revisit Dewsnup

Arguably ignoring Sections 506(a) and 506(d), Dewsnup barred chapter 7 debtors from stripping down undersecured mortgages.