Legal Opinion
Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 4, 1982No. 81-150PublishedCited by 3,203 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Marshall, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Stevens
The question presented is whether the assignment by Congress to bankruptcy judges of the jurisdiction granted in 28 U. S. C. § 1471 (1976 ed., Supp. IV) by § 241(a) of the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 violates Art. Ill of the Constitution.
I
A
In 1978, after almost 10 years of study and investigation, Congress enacted a comprehensive revision of the bank*53ruptcy laws. The Bankruptcy Act of 1978 (Act)1 made significant changes in both the substantive and procedural law of bankruptcy. It is the changes in the latter that are at issue in this case.
Before the Act, federal district courts served as…
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