After generally surveying the history of municipal bankruptcy legislation in the United States and former chapter IX in particular, an in depth analysis of the new chapter IX provisions is given. The article concludes that the new act, while having several imperfections, will well serve cities overburdened with debt
The 1930s saw the nation in crisis, steeped in the worst of the Great Depression. In 1936, over 2,00...
Scholars have long sought to apply principles from U.S. bankruptcy law to sovereign debt restructuri...
In the past several years, many states’ financial condition has been so precarious that some observe...
New York City\u27s default crisis in 1975 presented to Congress and the nation the possibility of a ...
Recent proceedings involving large municipalities such as Detroit, Stockton, and Vallejo illustrate ...
The years from 2011 to 2013 were remarkable in municipal bankruptcy terms. During those years, sever...
What sorts of legal relief should be available to a municipality in financial distress? Chapter 9 of...
The purpose of this Article is to expose that function of bankruptcy law that distinguished it from ...
As a result of the recent credit crisis, municipal insolvency has become a relevant and important is...
Municipal fiscal insolvency has become the central challenge facing American cities. Municipal fisca...
Municipal bankruptcies are unpredictable. There are several reasons for this statement— municipal ba...
The following article is excerpted from a chapter in Blessings of Liberty - The Constitution and the...
The financial crisis that has afflicted America’s cities and states for the past decade is far from ...
Municipal bankruptcies have received little attention in legal scholarship outside the USA. This is ...
This Note will seek to address the constitutional and statutory issues raised in the early stages of...
The 1930s saw the nation in crisis, steeped in the worst of the Great Depression. In 1936, over 2,00...
Scholars have long sought to apply principles from U.S. bankruptcy law to sovereign debt restructuri...
In the past several years, many states’ financial condition has been so precarious that some observe...
New York City\u27s default crisis in 1975 presented to Congress and the nation the possibility of a ...
Recent proceedings involving large municipalities such as Detroit, Stockton, and Vallejo illustrate ...
The years from 2011 to 2013 were remarkable in municipal bankruptcy terms. During those years, sever...
What sorts of legal relief should be available to a municipality in financial distress? Chapter 9 of...
The purpose of this Article is to expose that function of bankruptcy law that distinguished it from ...
As a result of the recent credit crisis, municipal insolvency has become a relevant and important is...
Municipal fiscal insolvency has become the central challenge facing American cities. Municipal fisca...
Municipal bankruptcies are unpredictable. There are several reasons for this statement— municipal ba...
The following article is excerpted from a chapter in Blessings of Liberty - The Constitution and the...
The financial crisis that has afflicted America’s cities and states for the past decade is far from ...
Municipal bankruptcies have received little attention in legal scholarship outside the USA. This is ...
This Note will seek to address the constitutional and statutory issues raised in the early stages of...
The 1930s saw the nation in crisis, steeped in the worst of the Great Depression. In 1936, over 2,00...
Scholars have long sought to apply principles from U.S. bankruptcy law to sovereign debt restructuri...
In the past several years, many states’ financial condition has been so precarious that some observe...