TRUE THE VOTE, INC. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE et al

  1. September 23, 2020

    Conservative Org. To Get Part Of $1.9M Fee Bid In IRS Bias Suit

    The U.S. government must pay some attorney fees to a conservative nonprofit organization that secured a settlement over allegations the Internal Revenue Service inappropriately scrutinized its application for tax exemption for political reasons, a D.C. federal judge said Wednesday. 

  2. May 31, 2019

    Political Group Ordered To Justify $1.9M Fee In IRS Bias Suit

    The IRS' scrutiny of a conservative advocacy group justifies awarding attorney fees in the group's lawsuit that sought a tax exemption, but more proof is necessary to justify the full $1.9 million the group requests, a federal judge has ruled.

  3. January 22, 2018

    IRS Gets Settlement With Conservative Group Approved

    A District of Columbia federal judge on Sunday approved a settlement between the IRS and a conservative advocacy group over allegations that the government discriminated and used political bias to determine whether the group could receive tax-exempt status.

  4. February 10, 2017

    IRS Says Conservative Group's Political Bias Claim Is Moot

    The IRS countered a conservative advocacy group's continued efforts to litigate claims of discrimination and political bias, saying in a court filing on Thursday that the group's arguments of potential future harm are beyond the scope of its original complaint.

  5. January 23, 2017

    Conservative Group Says IRS Yet To Prove Absence Of Bias

    A conservative advocacy group accusing the Internal Revenue Service of discrimination and political bias urged a D.C. federal court not to hand the agency a quick win, saying that the IRS has failed to provide assurance that its alleged conduct will not recur.

  6. October 23, 2014

    DC Judge Axes Tea Party Group's IRS Discrimination Suit

    The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday successfully beat a lawsuit filed by a Tea Party-affiliated group that accused the agency of mistreating conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, after a D.C. federal judge said the case was largely moot since the organization's application was approved.

  7. August 07, 2014

    Tea Party Group Can't Hurry Discovery In IRS Suit

    Tea Party advocacy group True The Vote Inc. lost its bid for a preliminary injunction and expedited discovery of missing documents in its suit against the IRS that alleges mistreatment of conservative groups, according to a Thursday decision by a D.C. federal court.

  8. July 11, 2014

    Judge Wants More IRS Lost Email Info In Tea Party Challenge

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday ordered the Internal Revenue Service to better explain its attempts to recover purportedly lost emails related to alleged discrimination against conservative groups, as a Tea Party-affiliated group urged an independent investigation into the emails.

  9. July 02, 2014

    IRS, Tea Party Group Will Face Off Over Lost Email Row

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Wednesday approved a hearing to consider whether a Tea Party-affiliated group challenging the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over its alleged treatment of conservative groups is entitled to investigate the whereabouts of missing emails tied to the scandal.

  10. November 18, 2013

    Tea Party Group Says IRS Agents Liable For Discrimination

    A Tea Party-affiliated group told a federal court Friday that IRS agents should not be removed from a protracted free speech lawsuit, arguing the agents are personally responsible for delaying the organization's application for nonprofit status due to its conservative political views.

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