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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the dayis:

13-742

Issue:Whether a court has the inherent authority to impose monetary sanctions against the government despite the doctrine of sovereign immunity, when the government acts in bad faith by making misrepresentations to the court and by violating and ignoring the terms of an otherwise valid and enforceable court order.

Cases: Droganes v. United States

Recommended Citation: Maureen Johnston, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 10, 2014, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/05/petition-of-the-day-606/