Legal Opinion
In re City of Detroit
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 5, 2013No. 13-53846PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion Regarding Eligibilitg
STEVEN RHODES, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Congress shall have Power To ... establish ... uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States....
Article I, Section 8, United States Constitution
No ... law impairing the obligation of contract shall be enacted.
Article I, Section 10, Michigan Constitution
The accrued financial benefits of each pension plan and retirement system of the state and its political subdivisions shall be a contractual obligation thereof which shall not be diminished or impaired thereby.
Article IX, Section 24, Michigan Constitution
2Cases cited158 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by10 opinions
- William Ochadleus v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
- Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLCSupreme Court of the United States · 2020
- In re City of DetroitUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2014
- In re City of DetroitUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2013
- Lex Claims, LLC v. Financial Oversight & Management BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
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