Legal Opinion
In re Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 19, 1982No. Nos. 81-1921, 81-2374PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, which present issues of first impression at the level of this court, the appellants challenge the constitutionality of section 522(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(1) (Supp. IV 1980) (Code). Section 522(b)(1) permits a State to “opt out” of the scheme of federal exemptions enumerated in section 522(d). The debtors-appellants urge that the opt-out section violates the constitutional provision that empowers Con*1132gress “to establish uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies.” U.S.Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 4. Secondly, they…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Prudential Insurance v. BenjaminSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by39 opinions
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