United States Sixth Circuit

The Constitution's Bankruptcy Clause (Article I, section 8) gives Congress the power to abrogate states' sovereign immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2003
• Published 02/03/2003

Judges

• Before:  KENNEDY and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  DOWD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marvin E. Clements, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Bankruptcy & Collection Division, Nashville, TN, for Appellant., Michelle T. Sutter (briefed), Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH, Richard N. Coglianese (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Employment Law Section, Columbus, OH, Elise W. Porter (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, OH, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leonard H. Gerson (argued and briefed), Angel & Frankel, New York, NY, William A. Cohn (briefed), Cohn Law Firm, Cordova, TN, for Appellee.