Legal Opinion
Middle E. Forum v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 3, 2018No. Civil No. 17–2010 (JDB)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge *260The Freedom of Information Act's "core purpose" is to "contribut[e] significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government." U.S. Dep't of Justice v. Reporters Comm. for Freedom of Press, 489 U.S. 749, 775, 109 S.Ct. 1468, 103 L.Ed.2d 774 (1989) (emphasis omitted). The "core purpose" of the Internal Revenue Code's confidentiality provision, 26 U.S.C. § 6103, is to "protect[ ] taxpayer privacy." Tax Analysts v. IRS, 117 F.3d 607, 615 (D.C. Cir. 1997). This case highlights the tension between those two purposes.
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