Law and legal issues

The bankruptcy judge suggested Jackson Hospital and Clinic may be closed if it doesn't propose a plan of adjustment before the end of the calendar year.

Approval by Doña Ana County of $165 billion of industrial revenue bonds for a massive data center project is being challenged in state court.

The city comptroller says Buffalo's finances are in dire shape, and is fighting in court not to issue debt authorized by the mayor and city council.

The utility responded that it is not eligible to declare bankruptcy.

The Cleveland City Council will decide whether to approve a deal struck by Mayor Justin Bibb with Haslam Sports Group, owners of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

The city council of Harvey voted to declare the city financially distressed in a bid for state oversight, as the mayor warned of a city government shutdown.

The case challenges Oklahoma's authority to collect income taxes from Native Americans who live and work on tribal reservations.

The county agreed to pay an additional $828 million to victims of childhood sexual abuse who sued under a 2019 state law that raised the statute of limitations for such cases.

Investors sued after the fund's sudden June selloff.

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association appealed to California's high court in a case challenging San Jose's plans to issue pension obligation bonds.

Bondholders say the insurers reneged on the bond insurance terms, which both firms deny in filings for the case, filed six years after the COFINA restucturing.

A state appeals court found that a simple majority approval by voters was sufficient on a 2020 hotel bed tax measure that reached the ballot via initiative.

A debt restructuring by Ninnekah Public Schools aimed to reduce the impact of a court-approved settlement that will still result in a huge property tax hike.

The three Puerto Rico Oversight Board members can resume their positions immidiately, District Court Judge Maria Antongiorgi-Jordan ruled.

Fitch revised its outlook on the AAA-rated southern California to negative. The city is grappling with child sexual abuse claims from hundreds of people against one former employee.

The county will tap reserves and eliminate vacant positions to meet budget challenges driven by billions of dollars of child sexual abuse settlements.

Summit Utilities Oklahoma used reserve funds to help cover an Oct. 1 payment on taxable bonds sold in 2022 through the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.

Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald Trump's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application.

It affirmed the California city's Aaa issuer rating, but cited the drag on revenues from tepid tourism numbers and liabilities from child sexual abuse claims.

"A lawsuit like this is probably critical for any future settlements or agreements, because it will (maybe) determine up front if the incoming [board] members, and thus whatever agreements they sign, are valid or not," said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.