Snyder protected himself from being used when the bankruptcy was filed, but, he is still in violation of the State's constitution.
In all sincerity, the unions need to hold member meetings with a court reporter to take personal scenarios to the court. This is tragic. There is no reason for it. There is another precedent with NYC in 1975 with the exact set of circumstances. This just seems so deliberately hostile to the employees of the city.
Even if federal bankruptcy courts proceed with resolving Detroit’s
bankruptcy, federal bankruptcy law itself may prevent incursions into
retirees’ pensions. Under federal law, Detroit may only file for
bankruptcy if it “is specifically authorized”
to do so under state law. On its face, this provision appears to
preclude Detroit from filing bankruptcy, since the Michigan constitution
also appears to prohibit Detroit from taking any action that would
reduce its pension obligations....
