State of Texas v. Yellen
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22-10560
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June 26, 2024
5th Circ. Affirms Block On ARPA Tax Rule For Texas, La., Miss.
A Texas federal judge properly ruled that the federal government could not enforce a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act that prohibits states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts, the Fifth Circuit said.
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February 01, 2024
US Won't Ask Justices To Review States' Win In ARPA Row
The U.S. Treasury Department opted not to appeal an Eleventh Circuit ruling in favor of 13 states that challenged the American Rescue Plan Act's limitations on using federal pandemic aid to pay for tax cuts, the agency said in a letter disclosed Thursday.
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April 04, 2023
5th Circ. Panel Presses Treasury On ARPA Tax Cut Rule
A Fifth Circuit panel pressed the Treasury Department over federal restrictions on COVID-19 funding, questioning its position that Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi faced no real threat that the federal government would attempt to recoup the funds.
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December 15, 2022
US Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Block On ARPA Tax Cut Limit
The Fifth Circuit should throw out an injunction that blocks a provision in federal law preventing Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi from using COVID-19 aid to fund tax cuts, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said Thursday.
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November 01, 2022
Biz Groups, 17 States Tell 5th Circ. To Reject ARPA Tax Mandate
Two business groups and 17 states urged the Fifth Circuit to uphold a finding that the federal law barring states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts is unconstitutional.
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October 25, 2022
Texas, Miss., La. Urge 5th Circ. To Affirm Win In ARPA Tax Fight
Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana asked the Fifth Circuit to affirm a judge's injunction barring the federal government from enforcing a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act that prohibits states from using pandemic aid to offset tax cuts.