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Justices: Bankruptcy lawyers are ‘debt relief agencies’
Bankruptcy attorneys are "debt relief agencies" under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, and are therefore subject to its regulations, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in an opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.