A Flurry of Hearings, Probes & Litigation Awaits the IRS

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 14th at 07:16 PM  | 

On Monday, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) sent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a letter demanding that it immediately grant tax-exempt status to 10 Tea Party groups which have been zeroed in on for additional review.  The ACLJ represents 27 Tea Party organizations nationwide. Of those, only 15 have been granted the tax-exempt status they applied for. The focus of the demand | Read More »

DOJ Attempts to Have Fast & Furious Lawsuit Tossed Out

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  October 17th at 07:05 PM  | 

The Department of Justice filed court papers on Monday in an attempt to have the House Oversight Committee lawsuit dismissed. The lawsuit would force Attorney General Eric Holder to finally release documents related to the Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation. Within the legal brief,  it is alleged that federal courts lack the authority to intervene, once the executive branch has wielded executive privilege in response | Read More »