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The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been on a journey this past month with a whirlwind of court rulings: halted by a federal district court, reinstated by the Fifth Circuit’s motions panel, had its reporting deadlines...more
Late on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed its own decision from earlier in the week, reinstating the nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of the Corporate...more
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This decision was made to "preserve the constitutional...more
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
On December 26, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit changed course, effectively reinstating the preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate...more
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
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
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
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unsigned order in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792, reversing its prior December 23 order lifting the preliminary injunction...more
Here’s a brief recap of the CTA drama to date: On December 3, 2024, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found the Corporate...more
In a highly unusual and unexpected order, late on December 26, 2024, a “merits panel” of the Fifth Circuit (made up of different judges than the “motions panel” that stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on December...more
If you are feeling a bit of whiplash today, you are not alone. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a preliminary nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more
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
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
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 23, 2024, issued an order lifting a prior order issued by a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas granting a nationwide preliminary...more
On December 23, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a Texas district court order that had granted a preliminary injunction of the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)...more
On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government’s emergency motion and stayed the temporary nationwide injunction that prohibited enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more
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
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
Shortly after publication of our December 23, 2024 Client Alert regarding the Fifth Circuit’s reinstatement of the CTA, FinCEN issued guidance administratively extending the deadlines for certain BOI Report filings. Most...more
On Monday, December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order reviving the January 1, 2025, deadline for reporting companies to file beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes...more
As previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and its...more
On December 23, 2024, in response to an emergency motion by the US Department of Justice, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate...more
On December 3, 2024, a US District Court in Texas ruled the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional and issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against its enforcement. That ruling was promptly appealed, and on...more