Harvard Law Review
Absent a “clear indication” to the contrary, federal law applies “only within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”Morrison v. Nat’l Austl. Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247, 255 (2010) (quoting…
Ninth Circuit Holds Mother’s Debt to County for Son’s Juvenile Detention Is Not Domestic Support Obligation and Therefore Is Dischargeable in Bankruptcy.
This Appendix identifies and locates the critical language of each of the forty-one current state constitutional bans on debtors’ prisons. Readers should refer to the constitutions themselves for related provisions,…
Puerto Rico Passes New Municipal Reorganization Act.
Fifth Circuit Applies Doctrine of Constitutional Avoidance to Uphold Attorney Speech Restrictions in Bankruptcy Code.