Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

U.S. Supreme Court · decided April 21, 2022 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Decided
April 21, 2022
Term
October Term 2021
Vote
9–0
Majority author
Justice Barrett
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome
Petitioning party won
Ideological direction
Conservative

Opinion excerpt

Cite as: 596 U. S. ____ (2022) 1 Statement of ALITO, J. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES TEXAS, ET AL. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, ET AL. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 21–379. Decided March 28, 2022 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of JUSTICE ALITO, with whom JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE GORSUCH join, respecting the denial of certiorari. This case presents a fundamental question about the lim- its on the Federal Government’s authority to delegate its powers to private actors. See Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, 575 U. S. 43 (2015); Carter v. Carter Coal Co., 298 U. S. 238 (1936). Unfortu- nately, the case presents threshold questions that could complicate our review of that important question, but the statutory scheme at issue here points up the need to clarify the private non-delegation doctrine in an appropriate fu- ture case. I Medicaid is a program that is jointly funded by the States and the Federal Government, and while a State is not re- quired to participate in the program, all have chosen or at least found it necessary to do so. As a condition of participation, States must ensure that they fund their part of the program “on an actuarially sound basis.” 42 U. S. C. §1396b(m)(2)(A)(iii). Congress did not explain what it meant by…

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