Legal Opinion
Charles E. Williams v. Internal Revenue Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 26, 1990No. 90-5078PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed Per Curiam.
ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY AFFIRMANCE
2Per curiam
This case presents the question of whether the government may, consistent with the first amendment, take disciplinary action against a government attorney who attempts to prosecute a class action on behalf of himself and others, without seeking pri- or approval under the relevant regulations. We conclude that both the regulations and the sanction withstand constitutional scrutiny.
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In February 1980, Charles Williams, a senior attorney in the Tax Litigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), filed a class…
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