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Judge Rules Detroit Qualifies To Declare Bankruptcy

Posted at 11:41 AM, Dec 03, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-03 11:41:12-05

detroit bankruptcyDETROIT, Mich. — Judge Steven Rhodes issued a 140-page decision Tuesday that clears the way for the City of Detroit to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Detroit media reported.

The city’s TV stations and newspapers ran in-courtroom blogs as the judge read a summary of his decision:

WDIV blog

WXYZ blog

WJBK blog

Detroit Free Press story

Detroit News story