Legal Opinion
Suzanne M. Bartley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1997No. 96-1155PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Suzanne Bartley filed this suit on behalf of herself and all other persons and entities who paid federal taxes between 1991 and 1993, 1 seeking a refund in excess of $2.4 trillion and an injunction barring what she characterizes as the continuing over-collection of federal taxes. Bartley alleges that Congress has levied taxes for purposes other than those expressly enumerated in the Constitution and in doing so has exceeded the authority to tax and spend granted by Article I § 8. 2 Accepting the magistrate judge’s recommendation in part, the district court…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
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