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Municipal Bankruptcy: When Doing Less Is Best, C. Scott Pryor
Municipal Bankruptcy: When Doing Less Is Best, C. Scott Pryor
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When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey
When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey
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This Article combines an analysis of documents submitted in connection with Chapter 11 cases filed by religious organizations with the results of in-depth interviews with these organizations’ leaders and their bankruptcy attorneys to assess whether reorganization has the potential to offer an effective solution to these debtors’ financial distress. In doing, it makes three contributions. First, it identifies a subset of organizations that seemed more likely to turn to bankruptcy: small congregationalist and non-denominational churches, often with predominately African-American membership. The Article pinpoints salient questions about these churches’ access to credit and use of bankruptcy for future study. Second, it …