In re King (GASB 99-50503, Adv. No. 01-05003)

Having determined that it has the power to rule on the constitutionality of provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, the Court declared that 11 U.S.C. ยง 106(a), which abrogates the sovereign immunity of governmental units, is unconstitutional as applied to the states.

Date: 
Tuesday, May 14, 2002