Category Archives: tax law and election law
“Shape-Shifting by Liberal Dark Money Groups Seems Meant to Confuse”
CRP:
IRS employees who sent overly detailed questionaires to some groups applying for tax-exempt status in recent years used words like “tea party” and “patriot” to try to filter out those that planned to be heavily involved in politics… Continue reading
“I.R.S. Official Denies Misleading Congress”
“IRS Enforcement Reform and the Court”
“Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal”
“Ask The Experts: What to Make of the IRS ‘Tea Party’ Scandal”
“Reform Groups Call on Congress to Deal with Two IRS Scandals: Wrongful IRS Targeting of Groups and IRS Failure to Prevent Groups from Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Status”
Good to see the reform groups now recognizing two scandals.
“Can A Congressional Witness Deny Guilt and Then Plead the Fifth?”
Orin Kerr on Lerner: “I’m not enough of a Fifth Amendment nerd to have strong views on which side is right. So I posed the question earlier today to a listserv of criminal procedure professors that includes some serious Fifth… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws, I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations and I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee. And while I would very… Continue reading
“Who’s the Right Watchdog for Nonprofits’ Political Activity? | Rules of the Game”
“A Sleeper Scandal Awakens, Post-Election”
Michael Shear (NYT): “The allegations had all the makings of a perfect election-year scandal that might threaten President Obama’s chances for a second term and re-energize a listless Tea Party movement: an activist president, running an overbearing government,… Continue reading
“With more clarity, White House adds to confusion on IRS”
Worth reading Dan Balz’s Take.
“CREW Sues IRS for Failing to Revise Rules Governing 501(c)(4)”
Press release:
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in United States District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the agency to initiate a rulemaking procedure… Continue reading
“Charities in Politics: A Reappraisal”
Timely new article by Brian Galle, Charities in Politics: A Reappraisal, 54 William & Mary L. Rev. 1561 (2013).