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Debtors rely on bankruptcy to erase pre-filing obligations. The outcome defines the boundary between these competing rights."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 33-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 33-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 49-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 49-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 33-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 33-3"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 37-39"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-1418-archer-v-warner","term":"2002","title":"Can a creditor enforce a fraud settlement in bankruptcy?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 33-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 33-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 49-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 49-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 33-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1418.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 33-3"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}