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Preliminary Injunctions Stays Department of Justice (DOJ)

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DOJ contests court order blocking DOGE’s access to Treasury’s payment systems and records

On February 9, DOJ filed an emergency motion seeking to dissolve, modify or clarify a temporary restraining order issued by the U.S. SDNY, which prohibited certain political appointees and DOGE members from accessing the...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

DOJ Seeks to Reinstate Corporate Transparency Act

On February 5, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal and motion for stay of the injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by the Eastern District of Texas in Smith...more

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Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit CTA Injunction, But Clarity Remains Elusive

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On Jan. 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a stay on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Dec. 26, 2024, decision, which had upheld a lower court’s nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate...more

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CTA Still On Hold: US Supreme Court Lifts One Injunction, But Another Remains

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The US Supreme Court has granted FinCEN’s request for a stay of the recent nationwide injunction of enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). A separate nationwide injunction, however, remains in place, meaning...more

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act -

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As of the posting of this article, reporting companies nationwide do not need to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) revised beneficial owner information (BOI) reporting deadlines, though the situation may...more

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CTA Update: Supreme Court Temporarily Lifts Injunction, but Requirements Remain Blocked

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that appears to settle – for now – a nearly two-month-long legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which began with a nationwide preliminary...more

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Trump EO on Recission of Birthright Citizenship Temporarily Blocked by Fed Court

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As reported by AP and many other news outlets, on January 23, a Federal District Court in Washington state issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump's Executive Order which would limit birthright...more

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DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review of CTA Injunction

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Another flurry of court activity has further muddied the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) waters, leaving additional uncertainty about its enforceability. You may recall that on December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit...more

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CTA: Government's Emergency Application to Supreme Court to Impose Stay – What's Next?

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As reported by Holland & Knight on Dec. 27, 2024, companies and individuals impacted by the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) reasonably could have believed there was a respite from the "off again, on again, off again"...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Brought to the Supreme Court

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On New Year’s Eve, the Justice Department filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court to request a stay on the nationwide injunction or, at a minimum, that SCOTUS narrow the reach of the injunction to only the plaintiffs...more

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Fifth Circuit Reinstates Stay on Ownership Reporting - Deadline Lifted

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On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit reinstated a stay of the Corporate Transparency Act’s requirement that businesses must file Beneficial Ownership Information reports. Accordingly, there is at present no obligation to...more

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The Status of the Corporate Transparency Act – It’s Not Clear

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Few would argue that the federal government does not have a legitimate interest in preventing, detecting, and punishing tax fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. Likewise, I imagine few would disagree with the...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Filings Are Back on Hold

In an unusual turn of events, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed itself and put the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) back on hold....more

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Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Federal District Court’s Nationwide Preliminary Injunction and Stay of the Corporate Transparency...

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Late in the day on December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a nationwide injunction staying enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting rules and...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Nationwide Injunction in Place Again; All Filing Deadlines Suspended

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In a continuing series of dizzying judicial actions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Dec. 26, 2024, vacated the stay and reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the...more

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Fifth Circuit Reimposes Nationwide Preliminary Injunction

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After a rollercoaster ride last week, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) nationwide preliminary injunction remains in place for the immediate future, pending further review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more

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UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act  (“CTA”) Enforcement Once Again On Hold

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As of December 26, 2024, the nationwide injunction that had been lifted only days ago has been put back in effect. This means that reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act may not be enforced for the time...more

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Nationwide CTA Injunction Is Back in Effect. What Happens Now?

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In yet another twist, the CTA is again currently enjoined (for now). On Dec. 26, in a highly unusual chain of events, the merits panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the emergency stay granted by the motions...more

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Fifth Circuit Stays the Texas Federal District Court’s Nationwide Preliminary Injunction and Stay of the Corporate Transparency...

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On December 23, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Merrick Garland, Civil Action No.4:24-CV-478 (5th Cir. 2024), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a nationwide preliminary injunction and stay of the U.S. Corporate...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect, But with Extended Deadlines

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High drama in Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) world: The latest saga involving the CTA commenced with the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., where a federal district court judge for the U.S....more

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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) - Reporting Requirements Revived

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2024, mandates that almost all LLC owners submit annual beneficial ownership reports (BOI) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). ...more

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Fifth Circuit Grants Stay: FinCEN Extends CTA Initial Reporting Deadline

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As detailed in our prior client memo regarding Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, the federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued an order for a nationwide preliminary injunction...more

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The CTA is Back, Back Again

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The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its reporting requirements are back in effect. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the U.S. Government’s motion for an emergency stay of the nationwide CTA injunction....more

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5th Circuit Reinstates Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadline; Treasury Department Grants Extension

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order that has the effect of reinstating Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing deadlines, including the upcoming deadline for certain entities...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Urgent Update on Corporate Transparency Act: NATIONWIDE INJUNCTION STAYED, REPORTING REQUIRED AS SOON AS JANUARY 13, 2025

As we previously advised, on December 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay, or put on hold, the nationwide temporary preliminary...more

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