L'ASSOCIATION DES AMERICAINS ACCIDENTELS, et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-03573

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Tanya S. Chutkan

Firms

  1. February 14, 2023

    DC Circ. Not Convinced To Toss Citizenship Renunciation Fee

    U.S. citizens living abroad failed to convince a D.C. federal court that a fee charged by the U.S. State Department for renouncing citizenship is unlawful, according to an opinion that the group said it will appeal.

  2. January 09, 2023

    State Dept. Plans To Lower Citizenship Renunciation Fee

    The U.S. State Department is planning to reduce the citizenship renunciation fee from its current $2,350 to $450, according to a filing by the government in a D.C. federal court, where the fee has been challenged by U.S. citizens living abroad.

  3. July 20, 2021

    State Dept. Urges DC Court To Toss Citizenship Fee Suit

    The U.S. State Department again asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss a challenge from a group of Americans living abroad over what they claim is an excessive fee to renounce U.S. citizenship, as the government defended the cost.

  4. June 18, 2021

    US Expats Say Constitution Bars Fee For Ditching Citizenship

    American citizens living abroad told a D.C. federal court that the U.S. State Department's decision to impose a citizenship renunciation fee following the enactment of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act amounted to an unconstitutional denial of expatriation rights.

  5. April 26, 2021

    State Department Defends US Citizenship Renunciation Fees

    The increased fee for renouncing U.S. citizenship was calculated to reflect the government's processing costs, according to the U.S. State Department, which has asked a D.C. federal court to tossĀ a dispute with American citizens living abroad.