Is this “clickbait,” as they call it? Sort of. Almost exactly two years ago, we found an excuse to blog about the Houston Astros as they were heading into World Series Game 7 against the Washington Nationals. Before that, we found a more direct October excuse to blog about the formerly-bankrupt Cubs (2016) and the
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The Houston Astros in October: Bankruptcy Edition
With an exciting but somewhat controversial finish in last night’s game, the Washington Nationals tied the series 3-3 with the Houston Astros, setting-up for a potentially exciting Game 7 conclusion to the World Series. Unlike the Cubs in 2016 and the Dodgers in 2017 and 2018, neither of this year’s teams is a former Chapter…
The Los Angeles Dodgers in October: Bankruptcy Edition
The Los Angeles Dodgers are down 2-3 to the Houston Astros headed into tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series. And after a wild, 12 to 13 extra innings slugfest on Sunday, we figured we’d do what we do best: simmer the anticipation and the excitement with a bankruptcy post. Last year, we wrote…
The Chicago Cubs in October: Bankruptcy Edition
The Chicago Cubs are down 1-2 to the Cleveland Indians headed into tonight’s Game…
Why Does Judge Merrick Garland Hate Bankruptcy Law So Much?
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On Wednesday, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s recently vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Although much has been written over the last 2 days about Judge Garland’s prior decisions, nothing has…