May 12, 2026
A D.C. federal court should not set a bright-line test for determining whether tax-exempt social welfare organizations are engaging in improper political campaigning, the federal government said during a hearing Tuesday, in a case in which the court previously said the existing test was too vague.
March 11, 2026
Competing tax-exempt status tests proposed by the Internal Revenue Service and a Texas-based advocacy group don't go far enough to stop tax-exempt social welfare organizations from improper political campaigning, ethics groups argued as they urged a D.C. federal court to reject both.