Kentucky et al v. Yellen et al

  1. September 24, 2021

    Ky. Judge Enjoins Treasury From Enforcing State Tax Cut Limit

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury may not enforce a provision barring states from using federal coronavirus relief funds to offset revenue reductions such as tax cuts, a federal judge ruled Friday, giving a victory to Kentucky and Tennessee.

  2. August 26, 2021

    Treasury Says Ky., Tenn. Lack Standing In Virus Law Tax Fight

    Kentucky and Tennessee's challenge to a federal provision barring states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts should be dismissed for lack of standing like similar challenges, the U.S. Department of the Treasury told a federal court.

  3. August 12, 2021

    Ky., Tenn. Seek Permanent Bar On Pandemic Aid Restrictions

    Kentucky and Tennessee asked a federal court to block permanently a federal provision barring states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts, hitting back at the U.S. Department of the Treasury's assertion that they lacked standing to sue.

  4. July 22, 2021

    Treasury Asks Court To Toss Ky., Tenn.'s Virus Relief Tax Suit

    Kentucky and Tennessee lack standing to challenge a coronavirus relief law's provision that would allow the federal government to withhold funds from states that lower their taxes, the U.S. Department of the Treasury told a federal court.

  5. July 13, 2021

    Chamber Backs Ky., Tenn.'s Bid To Block Virus Tax Cut Limit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked a federal court to side with Kentucky and Tennessee's attempt to block a coronavirus relief law's provision that would allow the federal government to withhold funds from states that lower their taxes.

  6. July 09, 2021

    State And Local Tax Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2021

    From Big Tech's efforts to scrap Maryland's novel digital advertising tax to states challenging a federal law curtailing their abilities to cut taxes, the second half of 2021 is sure to offer noteworthy developments in state and local tax litigation. Here, Law360 spotlights key cases to monitor as the rest of the year unfolds.

  7. April 07, 2021

    Ky., Tenn. Sue Treasury Over Virus Law's State Tax Cut Limit

    Kentucky and Tennessee sued the U.S. Treasury Department in Kentucky federal court over part of the recent coronavirus aid package that prohibits states from using federal funds for state tax cuts, arguing the provision was unconstitutionally vague and coercive.