Small Business Association of Michigan et al v. Yellen et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:24-cv-00314

Court:

Michigan Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Robert J. Jonker

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  1. January 23, 2025

    Corporate Transparency Law Remains Flanked By Threats

    The Corporate Transparency Act is facing threats across the branches of government despite the U.S. Supreme Court pausing a nationwide injunction on it Thursday, with another universal injunction in place, other court battles underway and some Republican lawmakers targeting the law.

  2. December 16, 2024

    Mich. Judge Troubled By Scope Of Feds' CTA Data Collection

    A federal judge in Michigan said new disclosure requirements for small businesses seem burdensome and intrusive during a Monday hearing focused on the privacy implications of the currently blocked anti-money laundering law.

  3. August 12, 2024

    Transparency Act Snowball Fears A 'Mirage,' Treasury Says

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking to quell fears that the Corporate Transparency Act's disclosure requirements could set the stage for more invasive government data collection in a brief asking a Michigan federal judge to uphold the law as constitutional.

  4. July 26, 2024

    Biz Groups Call Corp. Transparency Act Unconstitutional

    The U.S. government has failed to show how the Corporate Transparency Act meets narrow exceptions to the Fourth Amendment's search warrant requirements, a group of small businesses told a Michigan federal court Friday in contending that the statute is unconstitutional.  

  5. April 26, 2024

    Mich. Biz Groups Can't Block Corporate Transparency Act

    A Michigan federal judge denied a group of small businesses immediate relief from the reporting requirements of a federal anti-money laundering law but voiced concerns about the law's privacy implications in a Friday bench ruling. 

  6. March 28, 2024

    Corp. Transparency Act Overbroad, Mich. Group Tells Court

    The Corporate Transparency Act is overbroad and violates both the Fourth and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, the Small Business Association of Michigan told a federal court in a case similar to one currently in the Eleventh Circuit.