State of Texas v. Yellen

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.