BOYLE v. BESSENT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE WILLIAM BOYLE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 2:24-cv-00081-SDN ) SCOTT BESSENT, ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) THE TREASURY, and ) ANDREA GACKI1 ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION This case concerns the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which requires certain corporate entities to report their beneficial owners to the Department of the Treasury. Plaintiff challenges the CTA on the sole ground that Congress lacked the power to enact it. On stipulated facts, the parties cross-moved for…