Bankruptcy Case Law: Indian Law and Bankrutpcy

BANKRUPTCY CASE LAW:

INDIAN LAW AND BANKRUPTCY

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KRYSTAL ENERGY CO. v. NAVAJO NATION, No. 02-17047 (9th Cir. February 10, 2004) Because Indian tribes are domestic governments, their sovereign immunity is congressionally abrogated (abolished or annulled) by Bankruptcy Code sections 106(a) and 101(27). http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0217047p.pdf

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