Last Updated: December 12, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Van Hollen v. IRS
Case Information
Date Filed: August 21, 2013
State: Washington, D.C.
Issue: Campaign Finance
Courts that Heard this Case: District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:13-cv-01276)
Issue:
Issue 1:
Did the IRS unlawfully withhold or unreasonably delay in failing to initiate a rulemaking to amend TR 1.501(c)(4)?
Issue 2:
Does the IRS's directive constitute an act that is arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion because it permits section 501(c)(4) organizations to engage in substantial election campagin interventions?
Status:
Complaint filed 8/21/13. Case consolidated with CREW v. IRS on 9/6/13. Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by Van Hollen, Democracy 21, Campaign Legal Center, and Public Citizen, Inc. filed 12/6/13.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 8/21/13) - Notice of Related Case (filed 8/21/13)
- Order Consolidating Case with CREW v. IRS (filed 9/6/13)
- See CREW v. IRS for additional documents
- Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed 12/6/13)
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Commentary
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