Legal Opinion
Cause of Action v. Internal Revenue Service
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 28, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2013-0920PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge
This case arises out of a Freedom of Information Act request by plaintiff Cause of Action for records related to possible disclosures of confidential “return information” by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Compl. [Dkt. # 1] ¶ 7. The confidentiality of that information is governed by 26 U.S.C. § 6103, and that provision of the Internal Revenue Code lies at the heart of this action. “Return information” is defined in section 6103(b)(2), and section 6103(g) governs disclosures to the President and certain other Executive…
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