United States uniformity clausebankruptcy clause

Siegel v Fitzgerald

596 US 464 (2022)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2022

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Bankruptcy Clause requires uniformity among the states; Congress's failure to equalise trustee fees between US Trustee and Bankruptcy Administrator districts violated the uniformity requirement.

Area of Law

insolvency

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