Federal Bankruptcy Court Holds Congress Abrogated Tribal Immunity in Bankruptcy Act

Here are the materials in In re Greektown Holdings LLC (E.D. Mich. Bkrcy.):

453 SSM Renewed Motion to Dismiss

463 Opposition

469 SSM Reply

474 Bankruptcy Court Order

An excerpt:

 

In sum, although Indian tribes have a “thumb on the interpretive scale” tending to tip the balance in their favor in the event of an ambiguity or lack of clarity, that does not come into play because, in this Court’s view, Congress sufficiently, clearly, and unequivocally intended to abrogate their sovereign immunity in the subject statute.