Detroit's Bankruptcy Will Trump State Law Challenge
By Kurt Orzeck ( July 19, 2013, 10:46 PM EDT) -- Detroit's unprecedented bankruptcy filing hit a speed bump Friday when a state judge ruled it violates Michigan constitutional provisions protecting government pension benefits, but experts say the Chapter 9 case will inevitably move forward because federal bankruptcy laws have a supremacy clause that trumps state rules protecting retirees....
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