Judge Sides With IRS, Dismisses Lawsuits by Conservative Groups Over Targeting Scandal A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sided today with the Internal Revenue Service and dismissed lawsuits by tea party organizations seeking redress for improper delays and scrutiny of their applications for tax-exempt status. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ruled that two lawsuits by True the Vote and Linchpins of Liberty, along with 41 other conservative organizations, were moot because the IRS took steps to address the scandal and “publicly suspended its targeting scheme.”’ “It’s a disappointing ruling because it basically leaves targets of bad behavior by the IRS without a remedy,” Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal. A federal judge sided with the IRS today and dismissed the case filed by conservative groups targeted by the tax agency. >>> Commentary: The Wrongdoers at the IRS Get Away With It Walton, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, decided that because the organizations eventually won tax-exempt status, they had remedied any wrongdoing. (His two rulings are below.) “We are stunned by today’s judgment,” True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht said. “The notion that the IRS can target Americans for years because of their political beliefs is reprehensible.” dailysignal/2014/10/23/judge-sides-irs-dismisses-lawsuits-conservative-groups-targeting-scandal/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:59:44 +0000
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