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Siegel v Fitzgerald

596 US 464 (2022)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2022
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The Bankruptcy Clause's uniformity requirement was violated when Congress increased trustee fees only in US Trustee districts, not Bankruptcy Administrator districts.

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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