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| Subject: Sixth Circuit loses patience with the IRS Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:37 pm | |
| Today, nearly 1,050 days since the start of the IRS scandal triggered by allegations that the IRS unlawfully and unethically targeted tea party and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny, the litigation continues. One allegedly targeted group brought suit against the IRS for its conduct, and the IRS has resisted the litigation with the same dilatory tactics that infuriated members of Congress.
In the latest development, a federal district court ordered the IRS to turn over information concerning groups that were subject to the mistreatment identified by the agency’s inspector general. The IRS didn’t like this and is now seeking a writ of mandamus in order to avoid having to disclose more information. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit is not amused.
Today’s opinion in In re United States of America/United States v. NorCal Tea Party Patriots denying the IRS petition begins:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/03/22/sixth-circuit-loses-patience-with-the-irs/?postshare=8421458764933873&tid=ss_fb-bottom |
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