Electronic Privacy Informatio v. IRS

  1. January 04, 2019

    Group Opposes IRS Bid For Legal Costs Amid Gov't Shutdown

    The D.C. Circuit should refuse the Internal Revenue Service's request for legal costs because government attorneys requested them while its cases were stayed due to the federal shutdown, a nonprofit said in a court filing.

  2. December 18, 2018

    DC Circ. Won't Revive FOIA Suit Over Trump Tax Returns

    The Internal Revenue Service has no duty to release President Donald Trump's tax returns under the Freedom of Information Act, the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday, dismissing a suit by privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center against the IRS.

  3. September 13, 2018

    DC Circ. Analyzes IRS Rule In FOIA Row Over Trump Returns

    A privacy group's battle to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns centered on whether public citizens or the government bear the burden to show if disclosure is warranted during oral arguments in the D.C. Circuit Thursday.

  4. May 07, 2018

    IRS Can't Ignore Request For Trump Returns, D.C. Circ. Told

    The Internal Revenue Service's refusal to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request seeking the disclosure of President Donald Trump's tax returns is unlawful and should be redressed by the D.C. Circuit, a privacy group has argued.