United States Seventh Circuit
NELSON v. LA CROSSE COUNTY DIST. ATTORNEY, 01-1261
Congress did not validly abrogate state sovereign immunity when it enacted Bankruptcy Code section 106(a) pursuant to its Article I legislative power.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/23/2002
- Published 08/23/2002
Judges
- MANION, Circuit Judge., BEFORE: FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Galen W. Pittman (argued), La Crosse, WI, for Debtor-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Richard E. Braun (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Appellees.