Very few bankruptcy cases climb all the way up the judicial ladder to the United States Supreme Court. Sure, celebrity appeal might help; see, e.g., Stern v. Marshall
Would <b><i>Jevic</i></b> Have Come Out Differently with Gorsuch?
In <I>Jevic</I>, the members of SCOTUS — sans Neil Gorsuch, who had not yet been confirmed — declined the invitation to "upend" the absolute priority scheme. The question presented: "Can a bankruptcy court approve a structured dismissal that provides for distributions that do not follow ordinary priority rules without the affected creditors' consent?" SCOTUS's answer: a resounding "No." Would Gorsuch have changed that?

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