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Topic #1581

6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 176 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers.

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1 Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers Anchor
scotus · 1988
green “whatever equitable powers remain in the bankruptcy courts must and can only be exercised within the confines of the bankruptcy code.” 111
2 Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers
scotus · 1988
green “wjhatever equitable powers remain in the bankruptcy courts must and can only be exercised within the confines of the bankruptcy code.” 21
3 Jamo v. Katahdin Federal Credit Union
ca1 · 2002
green “may be invoked only if, and to the extent that, the equitable remedy dispensed by the court is necessary to preserve an identifiable right conferred elsewhere in the bankruptcy code.” 6
4 In Re C-L Cartage Co., Inc.
ca6 · 1990
green “cannot use equitable principles to disregard unambiguous statutory language.” 6
5 In Re C-L Cartage Co., Inc.
ca6 · 1990
green “use equitable principles to disregard unambiguous statutory language.” 5

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