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  1. June 22, 2026

    Justices Turn Away Push For Jury Trials In Tax Penalty Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court won't consider whether the Internal Revenue Service violated several taxpayers' rights to jury trials when it imposed $30 million in tax fraud-related penalties, the justices said Monday, upholding an appellate court's order rejecting their bids for U.S. Tax Court trials.

  2. June 02, 2026

    Justices Asked To Fix Circuit Split In Tax Fraud Penalty Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court should weigh in on whether the IRS violated several taxpayers' rights to jury trials when it imposed $30 million in tax fraud-related penalties, the taxpayers said, arguing that a circuit split on the standard for granting mandamus relief must be resolved.

  3. May 22, 2026

    $30M In Tax Fraud Penalties Didn't Need Juries, Justices Told

    The IRS did not violate a group of taxpayers' rights to jury trials when it hit them with more than $30 million in penalties for tax fraud, the agency told the U.S. Supreme Court, maintaining that the Eleventh Circuit's decision to deny them juries should stand.

  4. January 26, 2026

    Justices' FCC Review Could Reshape IRS Penalty Disputes

    The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming review of a pair of cases questioning the validity of the Federal Communications Commission's penalty authority could have ripple effects that further delineate the Internal Revenue Service's authority to impose penalties.

  5. January 21, 2026

    $30M In Tax Fraud Penalties Required Juries, High Court Told

    A think tank and a legal center threw their support Wednesday behind a group of taxpayers asking the U.S. Supreme Court to find that the IRS violated their rights to a jury trial when it slapped them with more than $30 million in penalties for tax fraud.