DETROIT –A bankruptcy court judge could rule today whether Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder can be insulated from litigation in connection with the city of Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing earlier this month.
Kevyn Orr, the city's emergency manager, was expected to ask U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes today to insulate Gov. Snyder from lawsuits in the $18-billion bankruptcy case, according to Bloomberg News.
Unions representing city workers and retirees are opposing the immunity request, saying such a ruling would be “improper “and “unprecedented.” The AFL-CIO, which represents thousands of city workers, charged in court papers that granting Snyder immunity would allow the governor "to engage in conduct which is unconstitutional under the Michigan Constitution, unauthorized or, at a minimum, outside the scope of Chapter 9." See story at Bloomberg News.
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