NorCal Tea Party Patriots v. Internal Revenue Service et al

  1. October 12, 2021

    Tea Party Groups Ask Court To Revisit Seal On IRS Testimony

    An Ohio federal court should decide whether two Internal Revenue Service officials' testimony in a suit claiming the agency illegally targeted Tea Party groups is sealed appropriately because not doing so denies public access rights, the groups said.

  2. August 20, 2018

    3rd-Party Funder Gets $1.75M In IRS Tea Party Class Action

    An Ohio federal court has awarded $1.75 million in fees to a third party that funded a class action alleging the Internal Revenue Service illegally targeted Tea Party groups vying for nonprofit status that resulted in a $3.5 million settlement.

  3. August 09, 2018

    IRS' $3.5M Settlement With Tea Party Groups Gets Final Nod

    An Ohio federal court has given final approval to a $3.5 million settlement in a heated class action spanning more than five years alleging the Internal Revenue Service had illegally targeted conservative and Tea Party-affiliated groups applying for nonprofit status.

  4. August 01, 2018

    Ohio Pushes To Air IRS Worker Testimony In Tea Party Fight

    The attorney general of Ohio on Wednesday asked a federal judge to keep the depositions of two former IRS officials public, arguing a motion to seal their testimony should not be granted because the state has an interest in their testimony.

  5. April 05, 2018

    IRS' $3.5M Settlement In Targeting Case Gets Preliminary OK

    An Ohio federal judge preliminarily approved on Wednesday a $3.5 million settlement in a class action alleging the Internal Revenue Service had illegally targeted conservative and tea party-affiliated groups applying for nonprofit status.

  6. December 07, 2017

    Rep. Says Ex-IRS Staff Records In Bias Row Should Be Public

    The chair of a congressional committee that oversees the Internal Revenue Service is pushing for an Ohio federal court to unseal documents related to the agency's political bias scandal against conservative groups, according to a statement released Thursday.

  7. August 03, 2017

    Scrutiny Of Tea Party Orgs. Wasn't Illegal, IRS Says

    Use of "inappropriate criteria" when mulling tax-exempt status applications from conservative groups doesn't mean IRS employees weren't within the legal bounds of their jobs, the government told an Ohio federal court Wednesday in an attempt to duck class action allegations of inappropriate targeting by the agency.

  8. June 13, 2017

    IRS, Tea Party Groups To Work On Deal In Tax-Exemption Suit

    The IRS and various conservative groups will try to work out a resolution to the groups’ class action alleging the government illegally scrutinized their tax-exempt status after an Ohio federal judge referred the case to mediation, court records show.

  9. November 23, 2016

    Tea Party Gets Breathing Room In IRS Tax-Exemption Row

    An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday paused a Texas tea party group's tax-exempt application with the Internal Revenue Service, effectively extending a crucial deadline, following complaints from the group that the IRS had twisted the court's earlier injunction against the agency into an excuse to deny the application.

  10. November 21, 2016

    Tea Party Group Seeks Extension In IRS Tax-Exemption Row

    A Texas tea party group asked an Ohio federal court on Monday for an emergency order that would effectively extend a crucial deadline in its tax-exemption application to the IRS, complaining that the IRS has twisted the court's earlier injunction against it into an excuse to deny the application.