Legal Opinion

Music Square Church v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 13, 2000No. 99-5109PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Music Square Church (MSC) appeals the dismissal of its complaint with prejudice. See Music Square Church v. United States, No. 96-396T (Fed.Cl. Apr. 15, 1999). We affirm.

I

MSC is a church founded by Tony and Susan Alamo. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognized MSC as a tax-exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) in 1981. In a Final Adverse Determination letter dated April 5, 1996, however, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue determined that MSC was not an organization described in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c), and revoked MSC’s tax-exempt status effective April 3,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Toibb v. RadloffSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Impresa Construzioni Geom. Domenico Garufi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
  2. Safeguard Base Operations, LLC v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2021
  3. Kaufman v. ShulmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  4. Kenneth R. Burkhardt, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  5. Wyandot Nation of Kansas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2017

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API