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Stern v Marshall

564 U.S. 462 (2011)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Article III prohibits a bankruptcy court from entering final judgment on a state-law counterclaim that does not fall within the public rights exception.

Key Principle

Article III; bankruptcy court cannot enter final judgment on state-law counterclaim; public rights exception inapplicable

Area of Law

constitutional

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