December 2024

This afternoon, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency motion to stay the trial court’s nationwide injunction against the CTA and its reporting requirements, pending a final determination of the appeal of that order. Finding that the government made a strong showing as to the CTA’s constitutionality, and that the lower court

In a memorandum opinion issued on December 3, 2024, Judge Mazzant out of the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, finding that the Act is likely beyond the scope of Congressional authority. Reporting companies do not have to comply with the CTA’s January 1, 2025 reporting deadline, pending