Harper v. Internal Revenue Service, Commissioner et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-00771

Court:

New Hampshire

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Joseph N. Laplante

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  1. May 30, 2023

    Challenge To IRS Seizure Of Coinbase Docs Dismissed

    A New Hampshire federal judge tossed a man's lawsuit challenging the Internal Revenue Service's procurement of his financial records from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, finding the agency didn't violate his constitutional rights as he had claimed. 

  2. February 08, 2023

    Court Urged To Keep Suit Over IRS Crypto Doc Seizure Alive

    A New Hampshire federal court shouldn't toss a man's suit disputing the Internal Revenue Service's procurement of his records relating to his cryptocurrency transactions, he said, arguing that he's made viable constitutional challenges to the agency's acquisition of the documents.

  3. January 11, 2023

    IRS Looks To Fend Off Challenge To Crypto Summons

    A New Hampshire federal court should dismiss a man's revived case challenging an IRS summons seeking information about his cryptocurrency transactions, the agency argued, saying it didn't trample on the man's constitutional privacy rights as he claimed.

  4. March 23, 2021

    Court Tosses Challenge To IRS Crypto Exchange Summons

    A New Hampshire man cannot block the Internal Revenue Service from obtaining his records from cryptocurrency platforms because it would unlawfully impede the collection of tax, a federal judge said Tuesday in dismissing his case challenging the agency's summons.

  5. July 15, 2020

    IRS Sued For Illegally Obtaining Info From Crypto Exchanges

    A New Hampshire resident lodged a complaint against the Internal Revenue Service Wednesday claiming the agency violated his constitutional rights by unlawfully obtaining personal financial information related to his digital currency accounts directly from third parties.