Abstract
This Comment argues that Congress should remove roadblocks that prevent municipalities from easily filing for bankruptcy. It shows that statutory and ad hoc roadblocks allow states and the federal government to exert excessive pressure on fiscally distressed municipalities. Further, while scholars claim that the Bankruptcy Code provides bankruptcy courts with too little power to adjudicate municipal bankruptcies and that municipal fiscal distress should be resolved by states, this Comment argues that federal bankruptcy courts are the proper venue to resolve municipal distress and that these courts have sufficient power. This power could be used more effectively by removing chapter 9’s insolvency requirement and inducing states to allow quicker access to bankruptcy courts.
Recommended Citation
Tejas Dave,
Rethinking Roadblocks to Municipal Bankruptcy,
38
Emory Bankr. Dev. J.
277
(2022).
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ebdj/vol38/iss2/3