Law v. Siegel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Law v. Siegel
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 13, 2014 Decided March 4, 2014
Full case name	Stephen Law, Petitioner v. Alfred H. Siegel, Chapter 7 Trustee
Docket nos.	12-5196
Citations	571 U.S. 415 (more) 134 S. Ct. 1188; 188 L. Ed. 2d 146
Prior history	, affirming , affirming , cert. granted, 570 U.S. 904 (2013).
Argument	Oral argument
Holding
Whatever other sanctions a bankruptcy court may impose on a dishonest debtor, it may not contravene express provisions of the Bankruptcy Code by ordering that the debtor’s exempt property be used to pay debts and expenses for which that property is not liable under the Code.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority	Scalia, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
11 U.S.C. § 105 (power of the bankruptcy court), 11 U.S.C. § 522 (exemptions from bankrupt estate)

Law v. Siegel, 571 U.S. 415 (2014), is a ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States that describes the extent of the powers of bankruptcy courts in dealing with the bad faith of debtors.