Bankruptcy Court Upholds Indian Tribe's Sovereign Immunity

In a decision published October 19, 2020, Judge Frank J. Bailey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts found that an Indian tribe was not subject to the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay. This decision was a matter of first impression in the First Circuit and adds to a growing conflict among the federal circuits on the issue of Indian tribal sovereign immunity under…
Source: Red Lake Nation News