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In '''''Cent. Va. Cmty. College v. Katz''''', 546 U.S. 356 (2006), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that a proceeding initiated by a bankruptcy trustee to set aside [[preferential transfer]]s by the debtor to state agencies is not barred by [[sovereign immunity]].  The Court thereby rejected the sovereign immunity defense advanced by the state agencies.

Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the opinion for the 5-4 court.  The state agencies seeking to keep the monies paid to it by the debtor were [[Virginia]] institutions of higher education.  The dissent was by the [[conservative]] wing of the Court, including Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] but not Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]], who sided with the majority.
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[Category:Sovereign Immunity]]
[[Category:Federalism]]
[[Category:Bankruptcy Law]]