State of Texas et al v. Janet Yellen, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Treasury et al

  1. June 07, 2022

    Treasury Appeals Ruling Barring ARPA Clawback To 5th Circ.

    Treasury is appealing to the Fifth Circuit a ruling in a case brought by Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana that stops enforcement of an American Rescue Plan Act provision barring the use of pandemic aid to offset reductions in revenue. 

  2. April 08, 2022

    Fed. Court Grants Win To States In Tax-Cut Limit Suit

    A federal judge prevented the U.S. Department of Treasury on Friday from enforcing a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act that prohibits states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts, granting a win to Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

  3. March 07, 2022

    Fed. Court Denies Motion To Dismiss Tax Cut Limit Suit

    A federal court won't dismiss Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi's suit to stop the U.S. Treasury Department from enforcing a federal law preventing states from using pandemic aid to offset net tax revenue reductions.

  4. January 06, 2022

    Treasury Won't Loosen Tax Cut Restrictions For ARPA Funds

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury largely left unchanged a regulatory provision that carries out a law banning states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts in a final regulation Thursday, while aiming to alleviate reporting burdens for states.

  5. November 09, 2021

    Texas, Miss., La. Say They Have Standing In Tax Cut Limit Suit

    Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana told a federal court that it has jurisdiction over their suit to stop the U.S. Treasury Department from enforcing a federal law preventing states from using pandemic aid to offset net tax revenue reductions.

  6. October 05, 2021

    Biz Groups Back Texas, Miss., La. Bid In Tax Cut Limit Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked a federal court to side with Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi and stop the U.S. Treasury Department from enforcing a federal law preventing states from using pandemic aid to offset net tax revenue reductions. 

  7. September 27, 2021

    Texas, Miss., La. Seek To Stop Federal Tax Cut Limitations

    Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi asked a Texas federal court Monday to stop the U.S. Treasury Department from enforcing a federal provision limiting states from using coronavirus aid to offset tax cuts, arguing it unconstitutionally micromanages state tax policy decisions.

  8. July 12, 2021

    Treasury Seeks To Toss Texas, Miss., La. Tax Cut Ban Suit

    Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi lack standing to challenge a federal law's prohibition against using federal coronavirus aid to offset tax cuts, the U.S. Department of the Treasury told a federal court Monday in seeking to dismiss the states' complaint.

  9. 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.

  10. May 10, 2021

    Treasury Offers Key Exceptions To Tax Cut Ban For Fed. Aid

    The U.S. Treasury affirmed in interim guidance Monday that states and localities can't spend American Rescue Plan funds to indirectly offset net tax cuts, but added some key exceptions that include safe harbor and de minimis rules.