SCOTUS Grants LDF v. Coughlin

Here is the order.

Cert stage briefs here.

Lac Du Flambeau Ojibwe Cert Petition in Bankruptcy Act/Sovereign Immunity Case

Here is the petition in Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin:

Question presented:

Whether the Bankruptcy Code expresses unequivocally Congress’s intent to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes.

Lower court materials here.

Update:

First Circuit Briefs in Challenge to Tribal Immunity under Bankruptcy Act

Here are the briefs in In re Coughlin:

Opening Brief

Joint Response Brief

NAFOA Amicus Brief

2021-07-22 Amici Professors of Federal Indian Law Brief – 1st Cir Docket No 21-1153

Lower court materials here.

Federal Bankruptcy Court Confirms Bankruptcy Act Does Not Abrogate Tribal Immunity [Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe]

Here are the relevant materials in In re Coughlin (D. Mass. Bkrcy.):

27 Motion to Enforce Automatic Stay

73-1 LDF Motion to Dismiss

74-1 LDF Businsess Corp Motion to Dismiss

82 Response to 73

84 Response to 74

92 Reply in Support of 73

93 Reply in Support of 74

97-1 Surreply

111 LDF Surreply to the Surreply

112 LDF Business Corp Surreply to the Surreply

113 Order