SCOTUS Dismisses Alabama Death Sentence Case In Divided Ruling

programs and third-party entities, including churches and civic organizations, that endorsed these programs.

Third-party entities contributed billions of dollars to a settlement trust for victims and, pursuant to the agreement, are protected from future civil litigation.

Critics of these arrangements assert that courts typically do not have the authority to impede such lawsuits.

Proponents argue that without safeguards for third-party entities, significant bankruptcy agreements, such as those involving Purdue and the Boy Scouts, would not be implemented.