State of Missouri v. Janet Yellen, et al

  1. July 14, 2022

    8th Circ. Says Mo. Lacks Standing To Fight ARPA Tax Cut Limit

    Missouri doesn't have standing to challenge a federal law prohibiting states from using coronavirus aid to offset tax cuts, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Thursday, holding that the state only alleged hypothetical harms that would result from the prohibition.

  2. February 15, 2022

    8th Circ. Weighs Mo.'s Standing In ARPA Tax Cut Challenge

    An Eighth Circuit panel pressed attorneys for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Missouri on Tuesday over whether the state has standing to ask courts to narrow a law prohibiting states from using coronavirus aid to offset tax cuts.

  3. October 18, 2021

    Mo. Tells 8th Circ. Treasury Misinterprets ARPA Tax Cut Bar

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury has interpreted too broadly a coronavirus relief law barring the use of certain funds to pay for tax cuts, violating both the law and the U.S. Constitution, Missouri told the Eighth Circuit on Monday.

  4. September 17, 2021

    US Urges 8th Circ. To Toss Mo.'s Challenge To Tax Cut Limit

    The Eighth Circuit should uphold without oral argument a lower court's ruling that Missouri is not injured by a coronavirus relief law barring the use of certain funds to pay for tax cuts, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said Friday.

  5. July 22, 2021

    19 States, Biz Group Back Mo.'s Tax Cut Limit Suit In 8th Circ.

    A business advocacy organization and 19 states implored the Eighth Circuit on Thursday to reverse a judge's finding that Missouri lacked standing to challenge a federal law barring states from using coronavirus pandemic aid to offset net tax revenue reductions.

  6. July 21, 2021

    Tax Group Backs State Challenges To Pandemic Aid Limitations

    A federal law preventing states from using pandemic aid to offset net tax revenue reductions is unconstitutionally intrusive, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation told the Eighth Circuit and a federal district court Wednesday, supporting states challenging the law.

  7. July 15, 2021

    Mo. Urges 8th. Circ. To Revive Challenge To Tax Cut Limit Law

    Missouri asked the Eighth Circuit on Thursday to overturn a lower court's dismissal of its bid to bar the federal government from broadly enforcing a law preventing states from using coronavirus pandemic aid to offset net tax revenue reductions.

  8. 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.