The lawsuit, "Crawford v. U.S. Department of Treasury", was commenced on July 14,2015; the plaintiffs alleges that a number of provisions of the act unconstitutionally violate privacy rights of U.S. citizens while burdening both private individuals and the financial institutions they patronize.
The lawsuit, "Crawford v. U.S. Department of Treasury", was filed with eight counts of constitutional violations on July 14,2015. FATCA is viewed by many as an unconstitutional mandate that violates privacy rights of U.S. citizens while burdening both private individuals and the financial institutions they patronize.