Legal Opinion

Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Internal Revenue Service

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 18, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2017-0670PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge

Like many Americans, Plaintiff Electronic Privacy Information Center wants to see President Donald J. Trump’s personal income-tax returns. To that end, it has sent Defendant Internal Revenue Service two Freedom of Information Act requests, seeking “all of Donald J. Trump’s individual income tax returns for tax years 2010 forward, and other indications of financial relations with the Russian government or Russian businesses.” Each time, the IRS responded that the request was incomplete—and therefore could not be processed—absent…

2Cases cited43 opinions

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3Cited by15 opinions

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